Feather & Black enters administration with 123 jobs at risk
Feather & Black, the homewares brand which has a store in Shrewsbury, has entered administration.
Allan Graham and Matt Ingram, both of Duff & Phelps, have been appointed joint administrators of the company.
Feather & Black was founded in 2005 – although the business traces its history to 1994 -and has 25 retail stores nationwide, including concessions within Multiyork Furniture, with a head office and warehouse in Chichester. The company employs 123 across the business.
Feather & Black is currently owned by the Wade family which also owns Multiyork Furniture. Multiyork went into administration on 22nd November 2017 and Duff & Phelps is currently seeking buyers for both businesses.
Allan Graham, joint administrator, Duff & Phelps, said: “The Joint Administrators are trading Feather & Black in Administration in the short term with a view to finding a purchaser for the business as a going concern. We are confident that a buyer will be found and encourage any interested parties to come forward.”
Graham continued: “The latest CBI survey out late last week reported that UK retail sales bounced back in November after falling sharply the previous month. Many retailers have been hit by the slowdown in consumer spending. With inflation rising faster than wages, consumers are beginning to feel the pinch and have cut back on their household budgets. As a result of these tough trading conditions, Feather & Black Ltd could no longer meet on-going liabilities.”
The current management team is continuing in their current role and assisting the administrators during the process.
“The current intention is for all orders made before 27th November to be honoured and customers will be contacted in due course with updates relating to these orders as required,” added Graham.
