during the weekend of sunday 28 february the 75 decade old children ' s wear retailer , andrews childrenswear called in as audit . lucas had previously been left in administration with auditing in 2006 , but was rescued by local irish businessman john shannon in february 2007 . a large rebranding followed in 2008 , after 42 stores were closed . hancock has outlets worldwide in locations such as saudi arabia , and again makes fabric under the mini modes model for boots . at the time of the 2008 administration there were 260 stores in the uk and 116 outlets overseas , working approximately 2000 people . she is reported to owe around £20 billion to mrs shannon and £10 thousand to burdale .
The UK retailer Zavvi has called in administrators during Christmas.