Jobs to go at Jessops as administrators get set to shut all stores including Norwich, Lowestoft and King?s Lynn

The Norwich Jessops store in Chapelfield. PHOTO BY SIMON FINLAY

Shaun Lowthorpe, Business editor Friday, January 11, 2013
5:55 PM

Administrators are to close all of the shops in stricken camera chain Jessops, with the loss of 1,370 jobs.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which was appointed to the group on Wednesday, said it would begin the process of shutting the 187-store network at the close of business today.

The administrators said further job losses are likely at the group?s head office in Leicester.

The closures will see 175 job losses in the region including 13 at the Chapelfield store in Norwich, five jobs in King?s Lynn, four in Lowestoft, eight in Bury St Edmunds and nine in Ipswich.

Rob Hunt, joint administrator and partner at PwC said: ?Since my appointment, we have reviewed the position of the business and held extensive discussions with suppliers around their support for ongoing trading.

?It is apparent that we cannot continue to trade and as a result we have had to make the difficult decision to begin the closure of all 187 Jessops stores at the close of business today.

?Regrettably, this will result in around 1370 job losses across the stores with further job losses likely, in due course, at the head office in Leicester.

?The stock will be collected over the coming days and returned to a central warehouse. It will be returned to suppliers if they are entitled to it. As a consequence of the closure, Jessops is no longer able to accept returned product from customers.

?This is an extremely sad day for Jessops and its employees. We are very grateful for the support we have received since our appointment and we will continue to ensure that employees are paid as they assist us during the closure.?

Jessops is the first high-profile retail casualty of 2013, after suffering from online competition and a boom in camera phones in recent years, hitting demand for digital cameras.

Source: http://www.edp24.co.uk/jobs_to_go_at_jessops_as_administrators_get_set_to_shut_all_stores_including_norwich_lowestoft_and_king_s_lynn_1_1790336

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