Every single branch of Bodycare will close after the chain fell into administration earlier this month.

Administrators said the high street health and beauty retailer is ‘no longer viable to continue’ due to a lack of stock and high costs.

Only a few weeks ago, Bodycare boasted nearly 150 stores.

But the company’s remaining 56 stores will close by Saturday, with around 1,200 people losing their jobs since September 5.

When loading the Bodycare website, a ‘closed’ sign appears with a lengthy notice about how the company is now under administration.

Bodycare was founded on a Lancashire market stall more than half a century ago by Graham and Margaret Blackledge. Administrators said that the chain has ‘faced a number of challenges in recent years which have negatively impacted its financi

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