Revived retailer Comet appoints new director

Shawn Lamb has been appointed to head up the business

Revived retailer Comet has announced that Shawn Lamb has been appointed to head up the business.

Comet was founded in 1933 and became a staple of the UK retail market before its demise in 2012 saw 6,500 jobs lost.

But UK Computer Group, which is now known as the Misco Technologies Group, revived the name in 2019 having bought the rights from Deloitte, which was acting as liquidator.

Lamb has now been appointed as the Director of Comet, which was announced by the business in a LinkedIn post.

It read: "It's with great pleasure that the business would like to welcome back Shawn Lamb to head up Comet.

"Shawn brings a huge wealth of experience back over to the UK and we are excited to see what him and the Comet team can do moving forward."

Lamb added that he is "truly excited about working with the team and revitalising the Comet brand".

The Misco brand was also acquired by the same company in 2019 following its downfall in 2017.

In a recent interview with CRN, Misco MD Adam Muir said that Comet is "predominantly an online business".

He added: "We won't be looking to set up stores. Right now, we're looking at a drop-ship model. We're still very early doors with Comet because Misco has grown so quickly and it's hard to move focus to both."