News / Expo Freight working to settle non-payment issues with Debenhams suppliers

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A forwarder for the UK’s now-defunct Debenhams chain said it was working closely with Bangladeshi suppliers to resolve a non-payment issue.

“Some of the factories are in regular communication with us for assistance,” Mahbub Sarker, head of finance & accounts at Dhaka-based Expo Freight, told The Loadstar.

“We are jointly working to mitigate the issue and assisting the vendors/factories,” he said referring to the latest reports of non-payment of $10.21m owed to Bangladeshi suppliers.

On 5 October, the Debenhams Vendors Community (DVC) claimed ...