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British homeware brand launches £2 closing down sale as it shuts ALL stores

A BRITISH homeware brand has slashed items down to just £2.

British homeware brand launches £2 closing down sale as it shuts ALL stores

TL;DR

  • A British homeware brand has launched a closing down sale with items starting at £2.
  • The sale signifies the end of over 200 years of trading for the company.
  • All stores, including the flagship Denby Pottery Village and several other locations, will close permanently this week.
  • The company collapsed into administration earlier this year.
  • Despite a campaign to boost sales and efforts to find a buyer, a sale was unsuccessful.
  • The closure is expected to result in the loss of around 600 jobs.
  • Pottery has been handcrafted in Denby for 217 years, since 1809.
  • The Denby brand will continue under new ownership.
  • The final trading day for the stores is Sunday, August 30th.