Comet: 'Seeking to secure a viable future for the company'
– Comet statementComet Group Limited can confirm that it has today taken steps to seek the protection of the Court with a view to the Company entering into Administration during week commencing 5th November 2012. In the meantime the Board is urgently working with its advisers to seek a solution to secure a viable future for the Company.
Thousands of Comet jobs under threat before Christmas
The large distribution hub in Harlow in Essex has become the biggest Comet site so far to close, with 172 people losing jobs.
Comet to enter administration endangering 6,500 jobs
Around 6,500 retail jobs are under threat as electricals chain Comet became the latest casualty on the high street.