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Bodycare Could Enter Administration Next Week, Putting 1,500 Jobs at Risk

Interpath is seeking options following pandemic-era losses that left the chain vulnerable.

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Overview

  • Interpath is running a sales or rescue process for the Baaj Capital-owned retailer, according to city sources.
  • Bodycare recently secured a £7m facility backed by its inventory to buy short-term breathing space.
  • The business was profitable before COVID-19 but later recorded heavy losses and received a multimillion-pound Treasury loan.
  • Founded in Skelmersdale in 1970, the chain is led by retail executive Tony Brown.
  • Bodycare, Baaj Capital and Interpath did not provide comment, and regional reports put the store estate at roughly 149 locations.