Maplin fails to secure rescue deal and calls in the administrators

Nicholas Fearn
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Administrators called in as Maplin talks with Edinburgh Woollen Mill break down

Electronics retailer Maplin has been forced to call in the administrators after rescue talks with Edinburgh Woollen Mill broke down.  CEO Graham Harris attributed the company's immediate ills to...

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