Another iconic British shopping brand has ended, 59 years after it was founded.
All Mothercare shops in the UK will be closed by the end of today (January 12). Apparently Mothercare International still trades profitably.
The loss means yet another gap in the market, although some Mothercare products will continue to be sold by Boots.
Is this the start of the new post-Brexit Golden Age that Boris Johnson has been bleating about?
Who will fill the gap?
Some US-based (or also foreign) online firm, I would expect. That is the way retail is going, after all.
And the Tory government, that has consistently failed to support UK brands, has nothing to say. Isn’t that typical?
Isn’t it their way to sell UK assets to foreign countries and organisations, and let foreign firms take all our money – while stirring up jingoism against foreigners?
Collapsed retailer Mothercare will disappear from the high street on Sunday after nearly six decades in business.
The health, beauty and baby product chain will see all 79 of its stores closed by Sunday, with 2,500 jobs lost across the country.
After 59 years in the business, Mothercare went into administration last year after struggling to compete with online shopping.
Source: Mothercare shuts up shop after nearly 60 years in business | The Independent
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