British shoe chain Brantano has gone into administration after Christmas trading and footfall fared worse than expected.

Accountancy firm PwC has been appointed administrators.
The company, which was bought along with Jones Bootmaker by private equity firm Alteri in 2015, blamed unseasonable weather for weak consumer demand.

Tony Barrell, lead administrator at PwC, said: “The continuing challenging conditions for bricks and mortar retail stores are well documented. Like many others, Brantano has been hit hard by the change in consumers’ shopping habits and the evolution of the UK retail environment.”
PwC said that they were continuing to trade the business as normal whilst they “assess the trading strategy”.

The firm also assured staff that they will be paid their arrears of wages and salaries, and will continue to be paid for their work during the administration.