A MAJOR homeware chain will close 218 stores starting in days, despite confirming a pre-pack administration rescue deal.
Carpetright has been bought in a rescue deal by rival Tapi, but will shut the vast majority of stores and cut more than 1,000 jobs.
The retailer is set to lose 1,500 staff after a rescue deal by Tapi was only able to save 54 stores and 308 jobsOn Monday, the flooring retailer Tapi announced that it had agreed to buy 54 Carpetright stores, two warehouses...