New research published by the accountancy practice Wilkins Kennedy shows that retail insolvencies were at their highest level in 2013 for five years. The figures highlight that despite the economic recovery, the number of retailers falling into financial difficulties continues to grow. For the year to the end of March 2014, 1,287 retailers became insolvent.
Insolvency advice: don’t be an ostrich!
There’s no doubt that we are living in extraordinary – perhaps unprecedented – times. Scarcely a week seems to go by without news of another company failure – retail company failures seem to have been particularly in vogue, with Blockbuster Video, HMV, Jessops and Comet all falling into administration in the last few weeks.