Doug Putman
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 40 |
| Date of birth | March 1,1984 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Ancaster |
| Hamilton | |
| Canada | |
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| ID | 1491095 |
Doug Putman Life story
Douglas Robert Putman is a Canadian business executive. Putman is the owner and chief executive officer of the music retailer Sunrise Records, the President of Everest Toys and the owner of hmv UK.
Wilko rescue deal failed because of greed, claims HMV boss
... Canadian billionaire Doug Putman said firms, including some landlords, had been " super inflexible" and made a deal " literally impossible"...
Wilko brand set to be bought by The Range in £5m deal
... The billionaire owner of HMV, Doug Putman, hoped to keep as many as 300 Wilko shops open, but his bid failed and no other bidders were interested in running the shops under the Wilko name...
First Wilko store closures begin on Tuesday
... Doug Putman, the billionaire owner of music retailer HMV, had tabled a bid to buy up to 300 Wilko shops but it fell through as rising costs complicated the deal...
Wilko rescue deal fails sparking huge job loss fears
... The billionaire owner of HMV, Doug Putman, planned to keep up to 300 Wilko shops open, but his bid failed as rising costs complicated the deal...
Wilko shops set to close next week named
... Rival B& M has agreed a £13m deal for up to 51 of Wilko s buildings, but the fate of the brand and a further 300 stores remains uncertain, with a bigger rescue package put forward by HMV s Doug Putman understood to have been held up due to funding issues...
One in 12 jobs to go at collapsed retailer Wilko
... However, the fate of a further 300 stores remains uncertain, with a deal tabled by HMV s owner, Doug Putman, understood to have stalled due to funding issues...
Wilko deal to buy firm and save jobs falls through
... But it is understood that PwC, which is overseeing the sale of Wilko, is still in talks with HMV owner Doug Putman about a deal...
Coronavirus: It is very exciting, the return to work
... buyer, the owner, Doug Putman...
One in 12 jobs to go at collapsed retailer Wilko
A further 1,300 staff at the collapsed retailer Wilko are to lose their jobs.
Administrators PwC, which is overseeing The Chain 's sale, said 52 stores would close due to an " absence of viable offers for the whole business".
Wilko fell into administration in August and hopes for a full rescue of The Business are hanging in The Balance .
Earlier, rival retailer B& M said it would buy up to 51 of Wilko's 400 shops.
However, the fate of a further 300 stores remains uncertain, with a deal tabled by HMV's owner, Doug Putman , understood to have stalled due to funding issues.
Almost 12,500 people work for Wilko, meaning that around one in 12 jobs will go in the latest round of cuts.
The GMB union said some 1,016 redundancies would be made at 52 shops across the country, with affected staff to be informed at 10:00 BST on Wednesday.
It added that 24 of Wilko's stores Will Close next Tuesday, with a further 28 to shut by Thursday Next week.
Andy Prendergast, national secretary at GMB, said: " Every single redundancy is a person who will wake up facing an uncertain future. " We Are still doing everything we can secure a deal that would protect the majority of jobs and stores. But this will be of little comfort for those not knowing how they'll pay their bills. "
Source of news: bbc.com
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