Claire's Accessories is closing 145 branches across the UK and Ireland after its sale to investment group Modella Capital. Administrators at Interpath announced on Monday that Claire's future on UK high streets had been secured with the majority of its UK business and assets sold to Modella.
But 145 Claire's shops weren't included as part of the deal, putting around 1,000 jobs at risk. Interpath had said it would keep those branches open as usual for as long as it could while it assesses options for them. The future of 156 branches was secured as part of the Modella deal.
The shops are set to permanently close, with sales starting at those affected this weekend, according to The Sun. It reported that exact closure dates vary by location.
Claire's appointed administrators for its business in the UK and Ireland last month after filing for bankruptcy in the United States.
Its buyer Modella has become a major player in Britain's retail industry, having swooped in to buy WH Smith's high street chain earlier this year.
Modella also took over arts and crafts retailer Hobbycraft last year. The WH Smith shops, which do not include those at travel hubs, are in the process of being rebranded to TGJones.
Natasha Harbinson, Managing Director at Interpath, which led the sale, said on Monday: "We are pleased to confirm a sale of the majority of Claire's UK business and assets which will ensure this popular brand will continue to trade on high streets up and down the UK."
The Claire's Accessories branches set to close in the UK and Ireland are:
The Arndale Centre, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 2LJ
SU33B, The Sovereign Shopping Centre, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, BS23 1HL
The Cascades Centre, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 4RJ
83 Strand Street, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2EN
Baxtergate, Freshney Place, Grimsby, North Lincolnshire, DN31 1QQ
Green Lanes Shopping Centre, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1UH
Eastgate Centre, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1AF
Howgate Centre, Falkirk, FK1 1HG
Victoria Place Shopping Centre, Victoria Station, London, SW1W 9SJ
Thistle Marches 2, Stirling, FK8 2EA
101 Sylvania Way, Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, G81 2TL
324 Oxford Street, London, W1C 1JA
Ards Shopping Centre, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT23 4EU
Union Arcade, Millgate Shopping Centre, Bury, Greater Manchester, BL9 0QF
The Howard Centre, Howards Gate, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 6HA
Bow Street Mall, Lisburn, Co. Antrim, BT28 1AW
Ankerside Shopping Centre, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7LG
The Mall, Cwmbran, Torfaen, NP44 1PX
Centre West, EK Shopping Centre, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, G74 1LL
36 Old George Mall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2AG
Eden Centre, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2HW
10 West Street, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1PB
Kiosk A2, West Orchards Shopping Centre, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV1 1QX
53 The Harpur Centre, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 1TJ
The Parade, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2SG
108 Oxford Street, London, W1D 1LR
Bloomfield Shopping Centre, Bloomfield, Co. Down, BT19 7HB
7 Thackery Mall, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 0PQ
Banbury Gateway Shopping Park, Daventry Road, Banbury, OX16 3ER
The Shires, Trowbridge, Avon, BA14 8AT
9 Clock Tower Shopping Centre, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2JR
6 Union Street, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 5PL
6 Banks Street, Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 1JF
County Square Shopping Centre, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1YA
The Victoria Centre, Mostyn Street, Llandudno, Gwynedd, LL30 2NG
Upper Mall Level, Churchill Square Shopping Centre, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 2TD
Unit 25, Lorebourne Centre, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, DG1 2BD
Grey Friars, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, SA31 3BN
Mill Street Mall, Grosvenor Shopping Centre, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6LY
Phase 1 Mercat Centre, Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1 1NU
5 St Modwens Walk, Cooper Square Shopping Centre, Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 1HL
The Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, BS32 8EF
10 Kingfisher Walk, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 4EY
George Yard, Braintree, Essex, CM7 1RB
Gloucester Quays Outlet Centre, Gloucester, GL1 5SH
Unicorn Way, The Kingdom Shopping Centre, Glenrothes, Fife, KY7 5NU
83A North Street, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1LQ
Emeside Shopping Centre, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, BT74 6JQ
Market Gates Shopping Centre, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 2AX
11 Jackson Square, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 3XG
South Street Mall, St Johns Centre, King Edward Street, Perth, Perth and Kinross, PH1 5UX
Units L3/21, L3/14, Buchanan Galleries, Glasgow, South Lanarkshire, G1 2FF
The Pavillion Shopping Centre, Walthamcross, Hertfordshire, EN8 7BY
14 The Orchards Shopping Centre, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3TH
Sterling Mills Designer Outlet Village, Sterling Mills, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, FK13 6HQ
9 King Street St Hellier, Jersey, Channel Islands, JE2 4WE
150b Stoneybutts, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 7JD
5-7 Chapel Street, Southport, Lancashire, PR8 1AE
The Quays Albert Basin, Newry, Co. Down, BT35 8QS
Elephant Yard, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4QQ
5 Gomond Street, Maylord Shopping Centre, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 2DP
The Mall, Newlands Shopping Centre, Kettering, Leicestershire, NN16 8DP
Resorts World Birmingham, Pendigo Way, Marston Green, Birmingham, B40 1PU
13 Woolshops, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 1RU
23 Treaty Centre High Street, Hounslow, London, TW3 1ES
Almondvale Centre, Almondvale South, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6RQ
48 Broadgate House, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV1 1NH
The Bentall Centre, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 1TR
37 Parliament Street, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 8RU
George Street, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3YE
The Chantry Centre, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1RN
214 High Street, Ayr, Ayrshire, KA7 1RQ
Middlebrook Leisure Park, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6JA
14 Market Way, Exchange Shopping Centre, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 1EA
19 London Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 1PQ
130 High St, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 9AX
46 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3AH
The Plaza Brunel Centre, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 1LD
Talbot Green Retail Park, Talbot Green, Llantrisant, CF72 8LW
Park Mall Saddlers Centre, Park Street, Walsall, WS1 1YS
5/7 West Mall Frenchgate Centre, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 1ST
74 High Street, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN15 6SD
The Peacocks Centre, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6GH
Vicar Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 1PY
Gabriel's Hill 2-6 King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1DE
Grace Reynolds Walk, Camberley, Berkshire, GU15 3SN
The Swan Centre, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 5SG
Affinity Devon, Clovelly Road, Bideford, Devon, EX39 3QU
33 The Quadrant, Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey, TW9 1DN
Cathedral Walk St David's Centre, Cardiff, Glamorgan, CF10 2DS
The Castle Quay Shopping Centre, Castle Quay, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 5UN
18 Chapel Walk, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2PD
Riverside Quay, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA61 2LJ
8 Risman Place, Washington Square, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 3DB
Kiosk 2, Broadwalk Centre Edgware, Edgware, London, HA8 7BD
St Nicholas Centre, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB10 1HW
Borough Parade, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3WL
62a Market Street, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 2HD
Fishergate Walk, St George's Centre, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 2NR
Wellington Square, Stockton on Tees, Cleveland, TS18 1RH
The Lowry Galleria, Tier 8, The Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, M50 3AG
The Lanes Centre, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8NH
53 Sandgate Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1NY
232 The Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1BJ
56 Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 1LL
Prospect Centre, Hull, Humberside, HU2 8PS
Diamond Centre, Coleraine, Londonderry, BT52 1DE
Castle Walk, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 1AN
80 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1EE
The Mead Redevelopment, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 7SB
The Bull Ring, Birmingham, B5 4BA
Lakeside Village, White Rose Way, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 5JH
Chequers Court, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 3LJ
9 Fremlin Walk, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1QG
137 High Street, Elgin, Inverness, IV30 1DS
4 - 6 Smith Street, St. Peters Port, Guernsey, GY1 2NG
20 New Conduit Street, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1DL
Livingston Designer Outlet, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6QX
Orchard Centre, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7LG
Britannia Centre, Hinckley, LE10 1RU
The Baytree Centre, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 4BX
Cabot Circus, Bristol, Avon, BS1 3BD
Market Place, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL1 2AL
3A Winchester Circle, The Kingston Centre, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK10 0BA
Manchester Fort Shopping Centre, Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester, M8 8EP
Asda West Swindon Shopping Centre, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 7DL
Asda, Tollgate Rd, Becktonz, London, E6 5JP
Asda Pudsey Supercentre, Owlcotes shopping centre, Stanningley, Pudsey, LS28 6AR
Asda, Chalfont Way, Earley, Reading, RG6 5TT
Floor G, Asda Watford Supercentre, St Albans Rd, Watford, WD24 7RT
The Outlet Centre Fair Hill Kilburn High Road, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland
52 St. Patrick Street, Cork, Co. Cork, Ireland
4 Cruises Street, Limerick, Co. Limerick, Ireland
Nutgrove Shopping Centre, Rathfarmham, Dublin 14, Ireland
Harbour Place, Mullingar, West Meath, N91 VY16 Ireland
Central Mall Ilac Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin, Ireland
98 Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
Omni Park Centre Santry, Dublin, Ireland
Scotch Hall, Drogheda, Louth, Ireland
Bridgewater Shopping Centre, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
3 Johnston Court, Sligo, Ireland
McDonagh Junction, KilKenny, Ireland
4 North main Street, Wexford, Ireland
Manor West Retail Park, Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland
