Britain's High Street In Crisis As Two Household Names Collapse On Same Day

Electronics store Maplin and Toys ‘R’ Us both announced they were going into administration, putting more than 5,500 jobs at risk in their stores, with Maplin blaming in part the fall in the pound’s value since the 2016 referendum.The announcements came within an hour of each other on Wednesday, the same day estate agent Foxtons announced a 65% fall in profits that it blamed partly on “political uncertainty” and its affect on house sales in London.Also on Wednesday,