A BUDGET shoe store has gone into administration for the second time due to difficult trading conditions.

Brantano Retail Limited, which has 73 stores and 64 concessions in UK, employs 1,086 members of staff  - including nine at its store in Enham Retail Park.

The Brantano website has also now stopped trading.

Tony Barrell and Mike Jervis of PwC were appointed as joint administrators of Brantano Retail Limited on Wednesday.

In 2016, private equity firm, Alteri, put it into administration and then bought it back.

Tony Barrell, lead administrator at PwC, said: “Despite significant improvements in the business and reductions in the cost base, trading has continued to suffer in a depressed and competitive footwear market.

"Like many other retailers, Brantano has also been hit hard by the sharp decline in sterling, the ongoing shift in consumer shopping habits and the evolution of the UK retail environment.

“The administrators are continuing to trade the business as normal whilst assessing the trading strategy and any interest in parts of the business over the coming days and weeks.

"However, regrettably, it is inevitable that there will be redundancies.

"Staff will be paid their arrears of wages and salaries, and will continue to be paid for their work while the business is in administration."