All remaining Bodycare stores are to close with the loss of 444 jobs after the health and beauty chain's administrators failed to find a buyer for the shops. The business, which fell into administration earlier this month, was "no longer viable to continue" trading because of "the shortage of stock and significant costs" associated with operating the stores, its administrators said. As a result, the chain's remaining 56 stores will shut, with all closures expected to take place by Saturday. A spokesperson for the administrators said the company would "continue to provide all support to those impacted". The joint administrators had been talking to "a number of parties who have expressed interest in the business, including interest in the Bodycare brand", the spokesperson said. "While these discussions remain ongoing, it is with regret that the administrators confirm that a sale of the stores is now unlikely."
Published: September 22, 2025 5:13 pm
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