BB Liquidating Inc. announced that it has put up 168 stores for closure and Deloitte is looking for buyers for the stores not up for closure. BB Liquidating was earlier looking for buyers for its 528 stores at the time of appointment of its administrator, Deloitte. The customers will be notified of closures in advance so that they can return outstanding rental items. Joint administrator Lee Manning said: "We have continued to review the performance of individual stores since our appointment a month ago and have concluded that further closures are necessary in order to restructure the company for sale.

We are in discussions with a number of parties interested in purchasing all or parts of the business and will update on progress in due course."