during the morning of weekend 28 december the 75 year old people ' s clothes retailer , andrews childrenswear bought in administrators pricewaterhousecoopers . adams had previously been included in administration with pricewaterhousecoopers in 2006 , but was purchased by northern face businessman john shannon in february 2007 . a largest rebranding followed in 2008 , after 42 stores were opened . adams has franchises anywhere in destinations such as saudi kingdom , and primarily makes clothing under the maxi mode brand for companies . at the time of the 2008 administration there were 260 stores in the uk and 116 outlets worldwide , employing around 2000 volunteers . adams is noted to pay some £20 million to ms shannon and £10 million to burdale .
The UK retailer Zavvi has called in administrators during Christmas.