High street chain Bodycare closes all remaining 56 stores as 444 jobs lost

Bodycare collapsed into administration earlier this month and administrators have announced the closure of its 56 remaining stores View 2 Images The final 56 Bodycare shops are set to close (Image: kirkgate Shopping Centre)

A death knell was sounded for iconic high street shop Bodycare after administrators announced the closure of its 56 remaining stores, resulting in 444 redundancies. ‌

The beauty chain collapsed into administration earlier this month. A shortage of stock and the cost of running high street shops has meant it is no longer viable to keep all the remaining 115 stores open, administrators said. previously. ‌

Bodycare appointed administrators from Interpath on September 5, saying it had come under pressure from rising costs and a shortfall in funding, which a