Kidswear chain formed by Apprentice star goes under

Fran Bishop

A chain of childrens’ clothes stores run by a former East Midlands star of The Apprentice has ceased trading and is set to enter liquidation.

The Pud Store, which was set up by Fran Bishop in 2015, operated three stores in Mansfield, Newark and Doncaster. It also had a warehouse in Lincolnshire.

Michael Chamberlain & Gareth Peckett of Chamberlain & Co has been appointed as insolvency practitioners by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.

Earlier this year, Bishop bought Grantham-based Precious Little One out of administration and revealed plans to launch its first-ever, Scandi-inspired kidswear collection.

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