Jessops calls in administrators for second time in just over year
Move by firm controlled by Dragons’ Den panellist Peter Jones puts 120 jobs at risk
January 2020
High street crisis: which big names closed stores in the past year?
Several chains collapsed and thousands of jobs were lost, including at Debenhams and Mothercare
December 2019
Jessops jobs and stores in jeopardy after administrators called in
Property arm of camera retailer owned by TV star Peter Jones put into administration
November 2019
Carpetright agrees £15m sale to main investor Meditor
Hedge fund, which owns 30% of shares and £40m debt, to take full control of stricken retailer
March 2019
Death of the high street: how it feels to lose your job when a big chain closes
Woolworths closed a decade ago, and since then shop after shop has shut its doors. What is it like to be there in a store’s dying days? Eleven workers tell all
April 2018
Jessops clicks with selfie market through instant display gifts
Retailer posts 24% sales increase in year to April 2017 and expects return to profit this year
February 2017
Consumer champions
Jessops leaves me out of the picture over movie camera repairs
There’s no sign of my Sony Handycam after seven months and customer service has been poor
January 2015
Argos to open 10 outlets in Sainsbury’s branches
Partnership with catalogue shop comes after supermarket chain admitted there was under-utilised space in a quarter of its stores
July 2013
Rising business rates cause carnage on the high street
Empty shops in Ashford, Kent, reflect wider crisis for retailers who are calling on government to overhaul the rates system, writes Simon Neville
May 2013
Dixons enjoys sales boost after collapse of rival companies
Owner of Currys and PC World says half its like-for-like sales growth in last quarter came from former Comet customers
March 2013
Dragons' Den star hopes to revive Jessops
Peter Jones re-employs 300 staff who lost jobs after camera chain went bust in January
February 2013
High street closure toll could reach 28 stores a day
Almost 2,000 retail sites closed in 2012 and report predicts many more will shut up shop this year
Morrisons adds HMV stores to its basket
Six of the failed music firm's shops have been bought by the supermarket as it continues to expand its M local branches
HMV chief executive among casualties as 60 jobs go at failed music chain
Trevor Moore made redundant as administrators Deloitte lay off staff in London, Marlow and Solihull
January 2013
Dragons' Den star Peter Jones snaps up Jessops brand
The Northerner
We don't need a bailout, Vince. We just want a level playing field
People and power
Wayne Hemingway: the high street will survive closure of HMV, Jessops and Blockbuster - video
UK retail sales fell in December
Shopping: save our streets
Blockbuster follows HMV and Jessops in a terrible week for the high street
