Roches orders buyers to hold fire as takeover likely

ROCHES STORES has instructed the 100 buyers in the company to stop ordering goods, due to the impending deal with British retail giant Debenhams.

It is understood the instruction was issued in the past few days and that all of the buyers’ jobs will be lost if the takeover goes ahead.

Roches Stores has refused to comment and a Debenhams spokesman said “the group never comments until it has completed a deal”.