Dick Smith in voluntary administration
Dick Smith has gone into voluntary administration, with receivers appointed to try and claw back debts owed to the company's creditors.
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The end of the road for Dick Smith?
Pundits warn that troubled electronics retailer Dick Smith is at risk of going under after the company voluntarily suspended its shares.
