Peters Fashions

[1] In April 1982, Kayes, citing the recession and issues with town centre parking, announced their King Street store would close in July with a loss of 100 jobs.

[1] In 2001 Wolverhampton-based James Beattie opened a department store in the Kingsgate Centre[4] and this,[5] coupled with losses from the cookshop[1] and cashflow difficulties relating to difficult market conditions saw Peters placed in the hands of administrators, Kroll, in February 2006 after revealing losses of £312,000 on a gross turnover of £3 million.

[5] Later in 2006 the Whittles with backing from one of their concession partners,[1] Stephen Buck,[6] were able to bring the store out of administration and resuming trading.

The second programme in the series, on Peters, was shown on BBC Four on 24 November 2008 and followed David and Caroline Whittle for six months as they attempted to turn around the stores fortunes.

[1] The company has now re-launched and undergone a full re-brand[8] including website and social media overhauls[9] and is trading in fashion and accessories alongside operating a coffee shop.