Zavvi to close another 15 stores

Administrators for music, DVD and games retailer Zavvi said today another 15 of the chain’s stores were to close, leaving 295 staff out of work.

Ernst & Young said the closures would take place immediately, while they would continue to trade the remaining 48 stores throughout the UK.

Zavvi – the former Virgin Megastore chain – fell into administration on Christmas Eve after it was crippled by the collapse of Woolworths’ Entertainment UK wholesaling division.