TROUBLED Kwik Save was yesterday given more time to secure funding, giving fresh hopes for its future.

The firm appointed restructuring consultant KPMG last month following a £50m buyout earlier this year, with a deadline of yesterday to complete refinancing or call in administrators.

Kwik Save said it had secured a court adjournment to give directors more time to agree a re-financing package.

Kwik Save, sold by Somerfield last year, has been facing problems with empty shelves, a collapse of sales and suppliers refusing to deliver, despite the rescue package.