Carpetright is on the brink of going under and 272 stores in the UK are at risk of being shut down for good (Picture: Getty Images)
Carpetright is set to collapse into administration putting all 272 of its stores across the UK and Republic of Ireland at risk of closure.
One of Britain’s biggest flooring retailers confirmed today it had filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators from PricewaterhouseCoopers.
If the company- founded by Lord Philip Harris of Peckham in 1988 – was to go under, it could result in at least 1,850 job losses and even as many as 3,000.
Going into administration will give Carpetright 10 days of protection while continuing the hunt for a buyer after the business was put up for sale earlier this week.
The cost of living crisis is thought to be the main contributing factor to the slump of Carpetright, which has seen sales severely impacted, as well as the knock-on effect of the Covid pandemic.
A cyber attack in April and strong competition from rivals is also blamed for a drop in trade.
Full list of Carpetright stores at risk of closure in the UK and Ireland
Carpetright stores all over the UK are at risk and as many as 3,000 jobs could be lost (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
A total of 272 stores are now at risk of closure in the UK.
Of those, 223 are in England, 24 in Scotland, 13 in Wales, two in Northern Ireland, two in the Channel Islands and seven in the Republic of Ireland.
Take a look below at all the stores which now face being shut down. The list is broken down by country and county.
England
Bedfordshire
Bedford
Dunstable
Berkshire
Bracknell
Newbury
Reading Gate Retail Park
Slough
Wokingham
Bolton
Middlebrook Retail Park, within Furniture Village
Bristol
Cribbs Causeway
Longwell Green
Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury
Gerrards Cross
High Wycombe – Bellfield Road
High Wycombe – Loudwater
Milton Keynes
Cambridgeshire
Cambridge
Huntingdon
Newmarket
Peterborough
Wisbech
Cheshire
Altrincham
Chester
Crewe
Warrington – Alban Retail Park
Warrington – Pinners Brow Retail Park
Cornwall
Redruth
Truro
County Durham
Durham
Hartlepool
Stockton-on-Tees
Cumbria
Barrow-in-Furness
Carlisle
Kendal
Whitehaven
Derbyshire
Chesterfield
Derby
Devon
Barnstaple
Exeter
Newton ABbot
Plymouth
Torquay
Dorset
Christchurch
Dorchester
Poole
Weymouth
East Sussex
Brighton
Eastbourne
Hastings
Hove
Newhaven
Essex
Basildon
Braintree
Chelmsford – Chelmer Village Retail Park
Chelmsford – Clock Tower Retail Park, within Furniture Village
Clacton-on-Sea
Colchester
Harlow
Harwich
Rayleigh
Romford – Chadwell Heath
Romford – Gallows Corner
Romford – Rom Valley Retail Park
Southend-on-Sea
West Thurrock
Gloucestershire
Cheltenham
Hampshire
Andover
Fareham
Farnborough
Havant
Portsmouth
Southampton – Hedge End
Southampton – Nursling
Waterlooville
Winchester
Herefordshire
Hereford Retail Park
Hertfordshire
Hemel Hempstead
Letchworth
Stevenage
Watford
Welwyn Garden City
Humberside
Hull – Clough Road Retail Park
Hull – St Andrews Quay
Isle of Wight
Gunbille Trading Estate – Taylor Road
Kent
Ashford
Bromley
Canterbury
Dartford
Gillingham
Gravesend
Maidstone
Orpington
Sevenoaks
Sittingbourne
Tonbridge
Tunbridge Wells
West Wickham
Lancashire
Blackburn
Blackpool
Lancaster
Preston
Leicestershire
Leicester
Market Harborough
Lincolnshire
Lincoln
Stamford
Lord Philip Harris of Peckham founded Carpetright in 1988 (Picture: Reuters)
London
Beckton
Camberwell – Walworth
Camden
Charlton
Clapham
Colindale
Croydon
Ealing
East Sheen
Edmonton
Friern Barnet
Hammersmith
Holloway
New Malden
Southwark
Staples Corner
Streatham
West Drayton
Whetstone
Wimbledon
Manchester
Ashton-under-Lyne
Bolton
Cheadle
Manchester – Trafford Park
Manchester – White City, within Furniture Village
Rochdale
Stockport
Merseyside
Liverpool
Wallasey
Middlesex
Brentford
Enfield
Feltham
Ruislip
Staines
Teddington
Norfolk
Dereham
Norwich – Sprowston
Norwich – Sweet Briar Retail Park
Thetford
Northamptonshire
Kettering
Northampton – Riverside Retail Park, within Furniture Village
Northampton – Nene Valley Retail Park
Wellingborough
Northumberland
Ashington
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Blyth
Cramlington
North Yorkshire
Northallerton
York
Nottinghamshire
Mansfield
Nottingham – Arnold
Nottingham – Castle Meadow Retail Park
Worksop
Oxfordshire
Abingdon
Banbury
Oxford
Shropshire
Oswestry
Shrewsbury
Telford
Somerset
Bath
Frome
Glastonbury
Taunton
Weston-super-Mare
Yeovil
South Yorkshire
Sheffield – Atkinsons Dept Store
Sheffield – Drakehouse Retail Park
Sheffield – Meadowhall Retail Park
Staffordshire
Burton-on-Trent
Cannock
Stoke-on-Trent
Tamworth
Suffolk
Bury St Edmunds
Ipswich – Anglia Park
Ipswich – Euro Retail Park
Lowestoft
Sudbury
Surrey
Epsom
Farnham
Guildford
New Malden
Reigate
Sutton
Walton-on-Thames
Woking
Tyne and Wear
Gateshead – Gibside Way, within Furniture Village
Gateshead – Retail World, Team Valley Trading Estate
North Shields
Washington
Warwickshire
Nuneaton
Rugby
West Midlands
Coventry – Alvis Retail Park
Coventry – Airport Retail Park
Birmingham – Erdington
Oldbury
Solihull
Wednesbury – within Furniture Village
Wolverhampton
West Sussex
Chichester
Crawley – London Road
Crawley – County Oak Retail Park, within Furniture Village
East Grinstead
Haywards Heath
Horsham
West Yorkshire
Birstall
Keighley
Leeds
Leeds – Kirkstall
Wakefield
Wiltshire
Chippenham
Devizes
Salisbury
Swindon
Trowbridge
Worcestershire
Evesham
Redditch
Worcester
Yorkshire
York – Clifton Moor Retail Park, within Furniture Village
Carpetright is one of the biggest flooring companies in the UK (Picture: Carpetright.co.uk)
Scotland
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeen – Kittybrewster Retail Park
Aberdeen – Bridge of Don
Ayrshire
Ayr
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries Retail Park
Dunbartonshire
Dumbarton
Fife
Dunfermline
Glenrothes
Kirkcaldy
Glasgow
Uddingston – Carpets & Flooring
Highland
Inverness
Lanarkshire
East Kilbride
Lothian
Edinburgh – Hermiston Gait
Edinburgh – Newcraighall
Livingston
Straiton
Moray
Elgin
Strathclyde
Bishopbriggs
Glasgow
Irvine
Paisley
Stirlingshire
Falkirk
Stirling
Tayshire
Perth
Tayside
Dundee
The CEO of the company which owns Carpetright says it remains ‘focused on securing external investment to ensure as few customers and colleagues are impacted as possible’ (Picture: Getty Images)
Wales
Aberystwyth, Dyfed
Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan
Caerphilly, South Wales
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Carmarthen, Dyfed
Culverhouse Cross, South Glamorgan
Cwmbran, Gwent
Haverfordwest, Dyfed
Llandudno, Clwyd
Llanidloes, Powys – Hafren Furnishers
Newport, Gwent
Swansea, West Glamorgan – Llansamlet Enterprise Park
Wrexham, Clwyd
Northern Ireland
Belfast, County Antrim
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
Republic of Ireland
Dublin – Leopardstown
Dublin – Liffey Valley
Dublin – Tallaght
Dublin – Swords
Kildare – Naas Retail Park
Kilkenny
Wexford
Channel Islands
Guernsey
Jersey
Kevin Barrett, CEO of Nestware Holdings, said: ‘We remain focussed on securing external investment to ensure as few customers and colleagues are impacted as possible.
‘They are our main priority and we are taking all appropriate action to make sure they are informed and supported through this process.
‘We have begun promising conversations with interested parties that are moving in the right direction, encouraging us that Carpetright has a viable future.’
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