Mulberry UK steps in and buys NZ and Aus stores from liquidation

Mulberry UK steps in and buys NZ and Aus stores from liquidation
Mulberry sold out of its Mini Seaton bag after Kate Middleton was seen carrying it. (Image: Getty)
Riley Kennedy
Mulberry Group, the UK franchisor of the luxury retail brand, has stepped in to buy the New Zealand and Australian stores from liquidation. McGarthNicol’s Conor McElhinney and Kare Johnstone were appointed liquidators of Luxury Retail No.1 in September last year, which operated the Mulberry store in Auckland’s Westfield Newmarket mall.Their appointment came after its shareholder, which operated the Australian Mulberry stores, was put into receivership by Mulberry Company (Australia), a subsidiary of the London-listed franc...

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