on saturday , december 23 , the armani retailer the officers club ' s and pricewaterhousecoopers decides to acquire 32 of the 150 stores immediately . pricewaterhousecoopers later announces that timec 1215 uk had bought 118 of the store for an undisclosed fee . timec 1215 is led by steve charlton , chief executive of the army club . this investment saving around 900 jobs . the officers section launched in the early 1990s in sunderland and has headquarters at cramlington , northumberland .
The UK retailer Zavvi has called in administrators during Christmas.