Pumpkin Patch stores to close by mid-February

Pumpkin Patch stores to close by mid-February
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Jan. 20 (BusinessDesk) - The receivers of Pumpkin Patch will have all stores closed by mid-February after they couldn't entice a buyer for the failed children's wear chain, which traded through the traditionally busy holiday period.  Sixty-eight stores employing 560 people will close by Jan. 31, and the remaining 56 stores across New Zealand and Australia will shut as and when stock is sold, through the middle of next month, receiver Neale Jackson of KordaMentha said in a statement. Pumpkin Patch staff at head office will l...