Jobs could be under threat at a Carlton Hill convenience store after owners announced they intend to put the firm into administration.
Management of My Local today announced the plans to staff just nine months after buying the stores from Morrisons.
Joanne McGuiness, national officer at retail union USSAW, said staff were devastated by the news.
She said: “Having been sold by Morrisons last year, there was a mood of optimism that the new owners could turn around the business.
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“We are talking with the company in a bid to save jobs and get the best deal for staff. In the meantime, Usdaw is providing the support, advice and representation they need at this unsettling time.”
MyLocal is owned by Greybull Capital, which acquired all 140 of their convenience stores from Morrisons back in 2015, but supplier problems hampered initial trading and roughly 12 shops were closed for a period after the chain’s relaunch.
Some of those shops remain shut.
It is hoped that once the chain is put into administration it can be sold as a going concern.
