Ethel Austin goes into administration
Value clothing brand Ethel Austin has entered administration, putting more than 3,000 jobs at risk and threatening 300 stores across the UK with closure.
The employer, said to be badly affected by the poor economic climate, suffered a further blow when trading was hit by the heavy snow in January.
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