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Lee long-country-store in the administration by lockdown

Jun 20,2020 9:38 pm

Lee long lands built the art-deco store on Broad Street in Birmingham, 1932

A historic furniture-a company has filed for bankruptcy due to coronavirus after almost 120 years in The Business .

Lee long lands was established in 1902 and opened its flagship store in Birmingham 30 years later.

The family-run company said it was forced into administration as a result of the "devastating impact of the coronavirus lockdown".

The Company has described A Number of showrooms in The Midlands and was described as "a household name" in the region.

The Company of the transactions will not be able to trade for three months, because of the lockdown

were His shops in Birmingham, Leamington Spa, Kidderminster, Abingdon, Derby and Cheltenham will be closed for three months and have only just re-opened.

Robert Lee is The Fourth generation to The Business was of Robert Lee and George Longland.

"for nearly 120 years, our Family Business and our employees have to our customers at The Heart of everything we do," He Said , adding that The Company would work orders "to get back in our short-term finances".

The founders of The Company were the Pioneers in 1907, The First branch outside of London was to install window display lighting after hours.

to cover His flagship store have been contributed to by used in Birmingham for the storage of food rations during The Second World War , and The Company also helped The War effort through the production of "blackout cloth", windows, whereby it aims to identify and more difficult for enemy bombers.

"Lee long lands is a well-known name in the whole of The Midlands ", Matt Ingram , from the administrator Duff and Phelps, said.

"The fact that The Appointment of administrators was necessary, shows the devastating financial impact of this pandemic leaves in its Wake . "

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Source of news: bbc.com

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