125 more Comet stores to close

Staff at stricken electricals chain Comet have been dealt a pre-Christmas blow after administrators announced a further 125 stores will close.

Deloitte said it would only keep the remaining 70 stores open until all remaining stock was sold. It confirmed it was still in talks with a "small number" of interested buyers, but said it was necessary to begin shutting shops in the absence of a firm offer for the whole business.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%