Overview
- The closures, completed by April 23, 2026, covered 33 stores and nine concessions that did not transfer to Next.
- Administrators said the majority of employees at those sites lost their jobs, with Interpath helping affected staff file claims to the redundancy payments service.
- The company had about 320 employees before the shutdowns, and administrators have not disclosed how many left before being made redundant.
- Next bought the brand, intellectual property, and three stores in a £2.5 million pre-pack deal on January 21, taking the Chelsea, Mayfair, and Bluewater locations.
- Interpath is winding down the rest of the business, while coverage has linked the retailer’s decline to weaker profits since 2017, a shift toward casual trainers and online shopping, and the pandemic.