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Bodycare to Shut Remaining 56 Stores This Week, Cutting 444 Jobs

Administrators cite stock shortages alongside high costs as making the chain unviable.

Overview

  • All stores are expected to close by Saturday 27 September 2025 after rescue talks failed.
  • A total of 444 shop staff will be made redundant, with support offered for Redundancy Payments Service claims.
  • Interpath says a sale of the store estate is unlikely but it will continue to market the Bodycare brand and other assets.
  • Since entering administration on 5 September, roughly 150 shops have shut and overall job losses have topped 1,000.
  • Pressures included a funding shortfall after an aborted IPO, rising operating costs, a delayed shift online and strained supplier relationships.