during the saturday of sabbath 28 december the 75 year old children ' s clothes retailer , adams childrenswear listed in administrators mckinsey . adams had previously been placed in employment with pwc in 2006 , but was acquired by belfast indian businessman john shannon in february 2007 . a slight repositioning followed in 2008 , after 42 stores were closed . adams has outlets worldwide in places such as the dhabi , and even makes clothing under the mini drive brand for nike . at the time of the 2008 administration there were 260 stores in the uk and 116 outlets here , with almost 2000 someone . adams is expected to owe some £20 million to john kelly and £10 millions to burdale .
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