News - Midlands
Sandcity offloads four stores
KPMG, the joint administrators of Sandcity, the boardwear subsidiary of Northampton-based Blacks Leisure Group, has announced the transfer of four of the leasehold store premises to O’Neill (UK). O’Neill manufactures boardwear clothing, sports equipment and accessories. The stores in Leeds, Sheffield, Bristol and Brighton will transfer with immediate effect, saving a total of 35 jobs. The leasehold store premises in York will transfer to Paperchase Products, saving a further nine jobs. The remaining six O’Neill stores in Birmingham, Glasgow, Milton Keynes, Bluewater, Manchester Trafford Centre and Manchester Triangle have closed, with the loss of 67 jobs.