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Bodycare to Close All 56 Remaining Stores This Week

Administrators cite stock shortages alongside high running costs as making further trading unviable.

Overview

  • All remaining shops are expected to shut by Saturday 27 September, completing the chain’s wind‑down.
  • Interpath said a sale of the store estate is now unlikely, though it will continue to seek buyers for the Bodycare brand and other assets.
  • The closures will result in 444 redundancies, with administrators supporting staff in claims to the Redundancy Payments Service.
  • Since the company entered administration on 5 September, about 150 stores have closed and more than 1,000 jobs have been lost.
  • Administrators linked the collapse to stock shortages, rising operating costs, a funding shortfall after an aborted stock market listing, and delays upgrading the online platform.