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7:55PM | Tuesday, 12 July 2011 |
Collins Booksellers has acquired a group of Angus & Robertson franchisees that will trade under the Collins brand, with negotiations continuing for a “significant number” of other A&R franchisees.
7:09PM | Wednesday, 6 July 2011 |
Administrator Ferrier Hodgson will close another 16 Angus & Robertson company-owned stores within weeks, with many of the 47 franchise-owned stores tipped to go independent.
6:46PM | Thursday, 16 June 2011 |
Angus & Robertson administrator Ferrier Hodgson says it expects to close a deal on the chain’s 19 remaining company-owned stores within a fortnight, while negotiations continue in relation to the 48 franchisee-owned stores.
6:35PM | Friday, 10 June 2011 |
Time is running out for Angus & Robertson stores, with stores tipped to close – some by the end of the June – if a buyer is not found.
6:36PM | Thursday, 2 June 2011 |
The nine remaining Borders bookstores throughout Australia are set to close, but the administrators of its collapsed parent say no decision has been made on the future of Angus & Robertson.
5:02PM | Tuesday, 31 May 2011 |
The Angus & Robertson and Borders bookstore chains are on the brink of total collapse, with administrator Ferrier Hodgson unable to find a buyer amid continued staff lay-offs.
4:28PM | Thursday, 28 April 2011 |
Collins Booksellers says it’s interested in doing a deal with Ferrier Hodgson, the administrator of the collapsed book chain REDgroup Retail, around the Angus & Robertson book stores.
4:11PM | Wednesday, 20 April 2011 |
A ceasefire has been declared between the administrators of collapsed bookstore retailer REDgroup Retail and 25 breakaway Angus & Robertson franchisees.
4:25PM | Friday, 15 April 2011 |
The fate of 25 breakaway Angus & Robertson franchisees is uncertain ahead of an expected sale of its collapsed parent company REDgroup Retail.
4:34PM | Monday, 11 April 2011 |
Legal battle between REDgroup Retail administrators and 25 breakaway Angus & Robertson franchisees raise questions about the rights of franchisees in the event of a company collapse.
