Carpetright in Salisbury - which will stay open for now. Picture: Google

1,800 jobs at risk as Carpetright set for administration

Paul JonesJuly 12, 20240 Comment0

MORE than 1,800 jobs are at risk after Carpetright announced it was set to appoint administrators.

The firm, which has branches 272 stores across the UK – including in Glastonbury, Yeovil, Dorchester, Poole and Salisbury – has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators while it works to secure extra funding.

The advisory firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has been lined up to handle the administration, with all branches remaining open for now.

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I am the editor in chief of Blackmore Vale media, which includes the New Blackmore Vale, New Stour & Avon, Salisbury & Avon Gazette and the Purbeck Gazette, having been a reporter for some 20 years. In my spare time, I am a festival lover, with a particular focus on Glastonbury. I live in Somerset with my wife and two children.