Made.com has entered administration and sold its brand, website and intellectual property to Next.
Up to 500 jobs are believed to be at risk and customers face uncertainty about deliveries of furniture they have bought from the company in recent weeks.
London-listed Made.com said its operating subsidiary MDL had appointed administrators PwC to sell its other assets and pay off its debts.
Chief executive, Nicola Thompson, said: “I would like to sincerely apologise to everyone – customers, employees, supplier partners, shareholders and all other stakeholders – impacted as a result of the business going into administration.
“Over the past months we have fought tooth and nail to rapidly re-size the cost base, re-engineer the sourcing and stock model, and try every possible avenue to raise fresh financing and avoid this outcome.
“Made is a much loved brand that was highly successful and well adapted, over many years, to a world of low inflation, stable consumer demand, reliable and cost efficient global supply chains and limited geo-political volatility.
