The retail giant, whose parent company found out last week that it can no longer rely on €150 million of previously committed funding, has said all orders “will continue to be delivered as usual”Wiggle Chain Reaction has confirmed that it is entering administration, following weeks of speculation about the beleaguered retail giant’s future amid a funding crisis for its parent company and reports of cancelled orders and payments to suppliers.
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“Which businesses in the supply chain selling to WCRC will survive or suffer the most, such as the UK distributors selling to WCRC , vendors making Wiggle branded products , or vendors making own brand bikes and components for CRC ?” , as the Huddersfield-based distributor’s director blamed the “red tape and barriers to trade” currently affecting businesses for his company’s demise., just months after the company announced that it was restructuring to focus solely on the cycling industry, following what it described as a “highly volatile” 2022 caused by macro-economic events in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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But out of this whole situation its very likely they will find a much better new owner, who will do a much better job of turning the business around. WiggleCRC is a modern and lean online retailer with some really good brands that they own outright, so huge amount of value in a company like that.