on tuesday , december 23 , the menswear retailer the officers league ' s administrator kpmg decided to buy 32 of the 150 stores immediately . llp also announced that timec 1215 limited had bought 118 of the shops for an unspecified fee . timec 1215 is led by david charlton , the administrator of the officers cup . this contract saves under 900 jobs . the officers league began in the early 1990s in england and has headquarters at cramlington , northumberland .
The UK retailer Zavvi has called in administrators during Christmas.