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Australian retail giant Booktopia enters voluntary administration

Booktopia co-founder Tony Nash. Source: supplied. Australian online book retailer Booktopia has entered voluntary administration, following a first-half revenue downturn and struggles to secure additional funding. The ASX-listed company on Wednesday appointed McGrathNicol restructuring partners Keith Crawford, Matthew Caddy, and Damien Pasfield as voluntary administrators. The administrators are “undertaking an urgent assessment of Booktopia’s business…

Montessori childcare chain Precious Cargo goes into voluntary administration after 18 years of trading

In short: Childcare group Precious Cargo has gone into voluntary administration. Founder and director Cheryl Shigrov says seven operating childcare centres are affected in South Australia. A further four non-trading entities are in liquidation. What’s next? She says the childcare centres will remain operational until a buyer is found. A Montessori childcare chain that has…

Booktopia in administration after troubled automated warehouse move – Hardware – Software

Booktopia has entered voluntary administration after struggling with the expense of transitioning to a $12 million robot-enabled warehouse facility and to raise further funds. The Australian e-tailer began building a new highly automated customer fulfilment centre (CFC) in Sydney last year in a bid to support future expansion. However,… Read the original article here