 On the evening of 27 November 2009, it was announced that a closing down sale would commence in all stores on the following day.During the sales, sale stock included Denby China, a separate concern bought out by Valco Capital Partners earlier in 2009.The publisher Hachette successfully took MCR to court for continuing to sell Hachette titles without first obtaining permission, obtaining a High Court judgement on 18 December 2009 that MCR were 'incorrect' to do so.