EUK went down because of Woolworth... Zavvi then got dragged into the mess due to EUK requiring the money owed straight away instead of 60days, add to not having the ability to buy stock, Zavvi were in all kinds of trouble. Imagine your bank had given you a house loan over several years requiring the money back over night... and you'll get the idea. 100million pounds may sound like a lot... but it isn't a massive amount of money to owe... 120+ store buying in stock... the Northampton branch had approx 500 copies of Mama Mia, and about the same of Dark Knight, times that by the amount of stores and even at a few pounds each dvd, you are at millions of pounds owed, it's a juggling act that isn't made easy with one hand tied behind your back, and no help from anyone... Give Zavvi a break, as it's not just a faceless company... people work there.... and this economic mess won't clear up with everyone out of work and people cheering as more companies bite the dust...

Rumors from inside Zavvi are that the debt has been reduced to 40m with over half if not more already paid off...

I just hope people are as thoughtless and uncaring if you ever find yourself in a job that might be axed.
at Zavvi there are many zavvi staff who work like mad to keep the place going in a hope that things will turn out for the best.

If all we ever have is hmv and play dot com, you'll soon find that their price will start to look equally over priced.... besides Zavvi is no more expensive than hmv... so how about a little support, or is it great to kick people while they are down.