Overview
- Interpath confirmed the final closures will complete by Saturday 27 September after determining ongoing trading was not viable.
- Bodycare entered administration on 5 September, with about 150 shops now shut and total job losses exceeding 1,000.
- Efforts to sell the store estate faltered as stock shortages and high operating costs undermined the case for continued operations.
- Rising costs, a funding shortfall after an aborted stock-market listing, and a delayed shift online weakened supplier relationships and led to shortages.
- Administrators will support staff with Redundancy Payments Service claims and will keep marketing the Bodycare brand and other assets.