News of five potential bids raises a number of issues for BHS suppliers:
- Having parked the pension deficit, a new owner will need to assess the profitability of every outlet, and sell off those that are a drain on the business, before exploring the viability and potential of the current business model
- (There may be buyers among the secondary bidders seeking sites that are complementary to their current locations)
- Previous suppliers to BHS need to check out possible prices & terms disparities re their relationships with the new owners...
- …but deep down, the real issue will be the extent to which the brand has been damaged – terminally? - by the surrounding controversy…
