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MFI

August 2010

  • MFI store Streatham

    MFI brand to be reassembled

    Flatpack furniture chain makes a comeback two years after falling victim to recession

January 2010

  • Borders

    UK recession: winners and losers

    As Britain finally exits recession, we assess which sectors and companies have thrived, and look back at those that did not make it

March 2009

  • Retailers fear quarter day marks start of more high street bankruptcies

    A new wave of retailers will be on the rack tomorrow as they face quarterly rent bills

January 2009

  • Furniture firms in fight for survival

    Land of Leather and Sofa Workshop are battling a becalmed housing market and an economic storm that has already destroyed rivals

December 2008

  • Warning of 2009 wave of retail bankruptcies

  • The Pier collapses under recession pressure

30 November 2008

  • A Nightmare on the High Street as shops fall like dominoes

    After the collapse of MFI and Woolworths, other retailers are sure to go under, but there will be some financiers who seize the opportunity to build an empire from the rubble, writes Nick Mathiason

28 November 2008

  • Views on the news
    Views on the news

    Two items dominated the message boards this week, the pre-budget report and the demise of two major retail chains, Woolworths and MFI

27 November 2008

  • Dripping tap

    Business blog
    Wickes targets disappointed MFI customers

    Just lost your dream bathroom? All may not be lost

  • Kipper Williams
    MFI: The flatpack giant that fell flat on its back

    More than 31,000 jobs under threat as credit crunch claims its first two big-name high street casualties - Woolworths and MFI

  • Woolworths store front

    Woolworths and MFI crash threatens 31,000 jobs

    Last-ditch rescue bid by Lord Mandelson fails as administrators formally take over running retail chain

26 November 2008

  • Sale posters at an MFI store

    MFI: the lights are on but no one's buying for the home

  • An MFI furniture store near Kingston, Surrey

    Furniture giant MFI collapses into administration

  • An MFI store in Croydon, south London

    MFI: The flatpack giant that fell flat on its back

  • An MFI store in Croydon, south London

    Furniture group MFI calls in administrators

October 2008

  • Squeeze forces MFI to close stores

  • MFI calls for rent-free period

September 2008

  • Last-minute management buyout rescues MFI

    Furniture chain saved from bankruptcy by buyout - funded by the private equity group that owned the business

May 2008

  • Dear Anna
    Why couldn't MFI assemble a furniture order properly?

    Anna Tims: It took them seven months and even after that what had been ordered has not been delivered. Beat that

December 2007

  • MFI owners eye French furnisher - but this time it will cost more than £1

    · Merchant Equity is given exclusive bidder status
    · Deal would allow Kesa to concentrate on Comet

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