* Clousre could lead to loss of up to about 3,000 jobs
* Administrators still in talks to sell some shops
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LONDON, May 25 - Birtish home improvement reatiler
bulk of its stores, they said on Wednesday.
Administrators at Ernst & Young [ERNY.UL] said they had
sale of all Focus DIY's stock with a view to shutting the chain.
The closing down sale will begin this weekedn.
"While we have been scucessful in secuirng up to 900 jobs
joint administrator Simon Allprot said.
"While the administratros are continuing negotiations for
process."
When it went into administration earleir this month, Focus
DIY emlpoyed 3,919 people at 178 stores.
The group has been suffering for years, with a weak hosuing
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