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Reseller casualties continue to ease

Graydon figures suggest just 64 resellers hit the wall in Q1, compared with 89 last year

08 Apr 2013

UK insolvency rate falls to pre-recession levels

Best figures since June 2007, says Experian

04 Mar 2013

2e2 administrator in talks with multiple suitors

FTI Consulting says it has received significant interest in 2e2's UK business as over one in five staff are laid off

30 Jan 2013

O2 pledges support to partner 2e2 and affected customers

Carrier vows to ensure service continuity and support fallen rival as it goes through administration process

29 Jan 2013

Report: Hilco looks to save half of HMV stores with creditor deal

National news stories suggest music giants could take extended-payment-term deal in bid to keep retailer on the high street

28 Jan 2013

2e2 UK business falls into administration

Private equity-backed VAR succumbs to funding issues

28 Jan 2013

2012 channel insolvency carnage second worst since 2003

Graydon predicts tough 2013 but says survivors can prosper as competitors fall

11 Jan 2013

Government to investigate Comet crash

Probe launched as report emerges that OpCapita and its backers charged Comet millions in fees despite the heavy losses

18 Dec 2012

Sapphire raids jewels of fallen rival Assurix

VAR claims there will be no issues over customer database after hiring Assurix's MD, technical director and three other staff

23 Nov 2012

UK zombies shuffle closer to apocalypse

Nine per cent of UK businesses now "zombies" unable to pay debts

22 Nov 2012

Fewer firms going bust this recession than in the nineties

Figures from insolvency trade body R3 suggest 2002 Enterprise Act is having an impact

12 Nov 2012

Comet administrator chops 330 jobs

Deloitte's talks with potential suitors continue

12 Nov 2012

Pano Logic collapse raises questions over VDI

Demise of "zero-client" vendor could be a signal that market has moved on, claim onlookers

08 Nov 2012

Rueful suppliers chase Comet administrator

Distributors face uphill struggle to recover their losses - as rival Dixons extends lifefline to Comet staff

07 Nov 2012

Geller shuts doors after 55 years

Epos distributor ceases trading, leading to the loss of 26 jobs

09 Jul 2012

Fallen Norbain yanked from administration

KPMG flogs UK assets of physical security distributor to Newbury Investments and touts remaining overseas operations

04 Jul 2012

Rivals covet fallen Chameleon’s customer base

Race is on to pick up security VAR’s top customers following its liquidation yesterday

12 Jun 2012

Bad karma for Chameleon as it sets date for CVL

Security VAR goes to the wall after attempts to find a buyer fail

25 May 2012

Pentos Systems calls in administrators

Basingstoke-based HP and Dell partner has been trading for nearly 20 years

02 May 2012

Reseller bodycount remains near nine-year high

89 UK channel firms bit the dust in the first quarter of 2012, according to Graydon UK

12 Apr 2012

Securedis succumbs to tough climate

Security distributor calls it a day after just 18 months in business

12 Apr 2012

Tech sector to defy bankruptcy bloodbath

Technology, media and telecoms firms will buck wider UK trend, claims BDO

02 Apr 2012

Credit insurance premiums set to rise

Big three - Euler Hermes, Atradius and Coface - are all still concerned about the high level of insolvencies in the UK market

30 Mar 2012

Game prepares to call in adminstrators

Struggling computer game retailer announces intention to appoint an administrator following fallout with suppliers

21 Mar 2012

Administrators seek buyer for fallen AJ Electronics

After 28 years in business, electronics specialist succumbs to savage consumer spending environment

20 Mar 2012

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