Palmer & Harvey: 400 more workers lose jobs weeks before Christmas

Administrators say they have failed to secure deal to sell part of wholesaler, resulting in new round of redundanciesMore than 400 more people have lost their jobs at the groceries wholesaler Palmer & Harvey less than a fortnight before Christmas as administrators’ attempts to sell part of the business failed.The group, which delivered goods to 90,000 grocery and convenience stores, including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and the Costcutter chain, called in administrators last month, result