22 regional stores under threat as two major retailers enter administration

Twenty-two stores across Yorkshire and the Humber are at risk of closure after two major retailers collapsed into administration today.

Rescue talks at both Toys R Us and Maplin have failed, although both businesses will continue to trade for the immediate future.

Maplin has 16 stores across Yorkshire and Humber – three stores in Sheffield, two stories in Leeds and one store in Barnsley, Doncaster,  Huddersfield, Hull, Harrogate, Grimsby, Rotherham, Scunthorpe, York and Wakefield.

The Rotherham-headquartered firm is owned by Rutland Partners and has more than 200 stores and 2,500 staff across the UK.

Toys R Us employs 3,000 people across 105 stores across the UK; with seven in Yorkshire and the Humber: Bradford, Batley, Wakefield, Doncaster, York, Sheffield and Hull.