Electronics retailer Maplin has entered administration.
PwC has been appointed administrator to the firm, which has more than 200 stores.
The company is owned by Rutland Partners and has attracted some interest from Edinburgh Woollen Mill, although talks have collapsed.
Maplin chief executive Graham Harris said: “We believe passionately that Maplin has a place on the high street and that our trust, credibility and expertise meets a customer need that is not supported elsewhere.”
Maplin is the second retailer to collapse today, after Toys R Us went into administration.
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