THE
first paragraph of Wednesday's article "Wholesaler slaughtered by home
brands" indicated that the clothing wholesaler Austin Group had put
itself up for auction.
A spokesman for the group,
while acknowledging the group's poor recent financial performance, has
denied the wholesaler is "for auction". He said the board had requested
a report from an independent investment banker and would act after that
information was received.
The spokesman also took
exception to the use of the word slaughtered in the headline, saying it
did not fairly reflect the content of the article.
