Mothercare secures revised payment schedule with pension trustees

Hope William-Smith
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The parent of collapsed UK retailer Mothercare has secured a revised payment schedule with its pension scheme trustees and said it is “on track” with its planned recapitalisation.

This comes nearly three months after Mothercare placed its UK business into administration after 58 years of trading. The Pension Protection Fund told Professional Pensions that members of the M...

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