Overview

• Interpath said 145 UK stores are excluded from the deal and will remain open while options are assessed.
• Joint administrator Will Wright said the team intends to keep operating the unsold stores "for as long as we can" during the review.
• The transaction covers substantially most of the UK business and assets after the chain entered administration in August.
• Modella has been expanding on the high street, including the recent purchase of WH Smith’s non‑travel stores.
• Administrators also completed a sale of Claire’s Swiss business and said discussions continue over entities in France, Italy and Poland.