Administrators have laid off 36 employees based at Borders UK London head office.
The bookstore chain was taken over by administrators MRC last week.
Phil Duffy, partner at MRC said: “Following our appointment as administrators we have undertaken a review of the company’s business and operations in the context of administration and consequently identified a number of positions that have become redundant.”
The HR director was not available for comment.
Duffy confirmed that no redundancies had been made in stores. On Saturday MRC announced closing-down sales at all 45 retail outlets.
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Duffy added that there had been considerable interest in the business, and in certain stores, which was actively being pursued.
The firm is looking for a purchaser for all or some of the book chain’s outlets.
