British homeware brand launches £2 closing down sale as it shuts ALL stores – including 200-year-old flagship

A BRITISH homeware brand has slashed items down to just £2. The closing down sale brings to an end more than 200 years of trading at the firm. Shoppers can snap up up a bargain, with Denby bundles on sale for just £6 Credit: Alamy Potters have been handcrafting stoneware in Denby for 217 years Credit: Alamy Denby collapsed into administration earlier this year with all stores set to close this week. This includes Denby Pottery Village, the firm’s flagship store. Sign up for the Money newsletter Thank you! The store will be open from 9am to 5pm every day this week and will officially stop trading at 4pm on Sunday, August 30. At the same time, all remaining locations in Ashford, Portsmouth, Braintree, York, Dalton Park, Castleford and Cheshire Oaks, will also be shuttered. Sale prices for the pottery start from £2 per item, with bundles available from just £6. A campaign urging people to buy more products was launched, but administrators said they failed to find a buyer, leading to a halt in production. Around 600 jobs are expected to be lost when all stores close. Potters in Denby have been handcrafting stoneware since 1809. Most read in Money Tony Wright, joint administrator of the Denby group of companies and partner at FRP said it was a “sad moment to see the Pottery Village close after so many years” and that he hoped as many people would come to give the historic brand the “send-off it deserves”. He added: “While the stores are closing, the Denby brand itself will continue under new ownership, ensuring its legacy lives on.” Comment now