Troubled Maplin shuts up shop for good

Marian McHugh
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Administrators for the failing electronics retailer had been hoping to find a buyer

Maplin has closed the last of its 217 shops, according to the BBC. The high street retailer went into administration in February following a failure to secure a solvent sale for the troubled ...

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