Edinburgh Woollen Mill

Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group has confirmed two brands under the retailer's stable have collapsed, with hundreds of jobs axed and more under threat.

The Carlisle-based company has lodged a notice of intention to appoint administrators to look for potential buyers. More than 20,000 jobs are now at risk.

A trial continued today into allegations that Langholm-based Edinburgh Woollen Mill had sold mislabelled scarves as 100 percent cashmere.