The clothing retailer went into an insolvency rescue and was sold for one United States dollar to manufacturer Valfin. Its store count had fallen from 101 branches at its peak in 2001 to just 26. It owed unpaid wages of about 624 000 dollars to managers and 444 000 dollars to other workers, and had a negative net asset value of about 2 million dollars. Cheap imports, second hand clothing and the collapse of local textile manufacturing were blamed.

No employee figure reported, only wage debts of 624 000 dollars to managers and 444 000 dollars to other workers

Rescue administered by Oliver Mutasa of Crowe Advisory. Corporate rescue plan also published on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange website.

A workplace stops operating, is placed on care and maintenance, or resumes operating after a period of closure.

Evidence required: The name of the site and the operator, the date operations stopped or resumed, and a statement from the operator, a landlord, a local authority or an established publication.