during the weekend of saturday 28 december the 75 season old children ' s clothes retailer , hancock childrenswear called in administrators accountants . adams had once been placed in administration with pricewaterhousecoopers in 2006 , but was rescued by north face entrepreneur john shannon in february 2007 . a large rebranding followed in 2008 , after 42 store were opened . lewis has galleries anywhere in places such as saudi arabia , and mostly makes clothing under the demi mode brand for leather . at the time of the 2008 administration there were 260 franchises in the uk and 116 outlets overseas , employing about 2000 people . adams is reported to owe around £20 million to mr barry and £10 million to burdale .
The UK retailer Zavvi has called in administrators during Christmas.