LONDON, Ont. Retailer Scholar’s Choice is closing all but three of its stores as part of a restructuring of its operations to focus on its e-commerce and catalogue business. The seller of educational toys, teaching materials and early childhood furniture and toys says it has filed for creditor protection through a notice of intention to…
This years unique financial challenges call for creative solutions. When it comes to mounting debts, what you need is a debt management plan. These may provide a clear path to financial freedom. If you are overwhelmed with high interest and have difficulty making timely payments, then it might be time to explore the advantages of…
LAWRENCE SMITH/Stuff Former pokies addict Michael Demchy on his struggle with gambling away a fortune in machines. (Video first published in 2018) Upper Hutt gamblers fed more $10 million into pokie machines over a year but the community got less than 8 per cent of that back from the trusts that run them, the Problem…
13 July: the retail and hospitality sectors have been among the hardest hit by the lockdown measures. What are the warning signs for employees, suppliers and customers, and what can be done to prevent further closures? Liz Morrell reports. Although retailers and the hospitality sector may now have mostly reopened, the economic fallout of the…
Lower your total cost or monthly payment with better terms and rates (iStock) You may have debt across several credit cards or haveother forms of debt, like from unexpectedmedical billsor home improvement projects. As interest rates have come down,now could be a good time to take out a personal loan to consolidate your multiple forms…
Sur La Table (“the Company”), the leading retail destination since 1972 for those passionate about cooking and entertaining, today announced that it has filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey (the “Court”) to consummate a restructuring and going-concern sale of…
Featured image: Stock The certainty of energy security in South Africa depends on Eskoms functionality and its operational model, which has reached a tipping point writes Ashley Nyiko Mabasa. It is the role of the state to ensure that there is energy security in South Africa, particularly amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has exposed…
An Australian casino operators bid to reclaim gambling money from a high roller hit a brick wall in a Singaporean court, the Strait Times reports. The Star Entertainment QLD, a subsidiary of Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group, sued Dr. Wong Yew Choy in the Singapore International Commercial Court, seeking a court order to…
A company associated with five-star Sofitel Auckland Viaduct Harbour has gone into liquidation. Viaduct Quays Hotel (VQHL) was put into liquidation on Monday, according to the New Zealand Companies Office. VQHL as leaseholder operated the Sofitel Viaduct Harbour under a Management Agreement with Accor. Tony Maginness of Baker Tilly Staples Rodway Auckland is now in…
By Wayne Robinson | 10 July 2020 Signage industry supplier Fairview Architectural whichcounted one of controversial outfit Skope Group’s entities, Clear Skies, among its clients is in voluntary administration, as it battles a class action lawsuit. Into voluntary administration: ACM supplier Fairview Administrators are John McInerney and Said Jahani of Grant Thorton in Sydney. The…