Overview
- Shoppers reported closing-down signs and around 30% discounts at Manchester and Canary Wharf stores.
- Next acquired the Russell & Bromley brand, domain names and IP, confirming it will run the label going forward.
- Only three stores transfer to Next—Mayfair, Chelsea and Bluewater—while 33 other shops and nine concessions remain with Interpath.
- Russell & Bromley’s website now carries a Next notice stating the previous operator has ceased trading and the brand will return under Next soon.
- Customers cannot use Russell & Bromley gift vouchers or Loyalty Points, and pre-administration refund claims for faulty items must go to the administrators; some reports put the rescue price at £2.5 million.