Good news indeed! I do have two questions though: -
1. What will happen to the Thomas Cook stores that are also in the same locations as Hays?
The reason Hays "won" the race to take over the shops over others such as Barrhead and Midcounties Co-op is that they were prepared to take ALL the shops, rather than just a few. (At least that's according to various news outlets I've seen). The implication is that Hays will probably try to re-let or surrender the leases on the few shops they don't want.