STAFF at a Linwood retailer are facing job fears following the news budget shoe firm Brantano has plunged into administration.

There are ten employees based at the Renfrewshire shop with further 183 employed at units across Scotland.

It's understood that as many as 2,000 jobs are at risk across the firm's UK-wide chain of 140 stores including the outlet at Pheonix Retail Park.

Tony Barrell, Mike Jervis and Rob Hunt of PwC have been appointed joint administrators.

The insolvency comes months after the brand was acquired by Alteri Investors.

Lead administrator Tony Barrell said: "The continuing challenging conditions for ‘bricks and mortar’ retail stores are well documented.

"Like many others, Brantano has been hit hard by the change in consumers’ shopping habits and the evolution of the UK retail environment."

STaff have been reassured that the business will continue to trade in administration while PwC assesses its trading strategy over the coming weeks.

"Staff will be paid their arrears of wages and salaries, and will continue to be paid for their work during the administration," he said.

Robert Moran, deals partner at PwC, added: "Brantano is an established value shoe retailer in the UK and Jones Bootmaker/Brantano businesses attracted considerable interest during the 2015 sales process. We are now assessing interest in the UK Brantano business as a whole or its parts and we welcome approaches from interested parties."