La Senza’s future cast into doubt

THE fate of the 15 Irish branches of the lingerie chain La Senza was in doubt last night after it was announced that the parent company in Britain was going into administration.

Administrators could be appointed within the next 10 days, in accordance with Britain’s Insolvency Act, a spokeswoman for the company said.

The lingerie chain, which employs more than 2,500 people at its 158 stores across Britain, called in business restructuring experts from KPMG to advise on its future earlier in the month.