{"id":5233,"date":"2026-04-27T16:48:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5233"},"modified":"2026-04-27T16:48:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:48:59","slug":"major-retailer-to-disappear-from-uk-high-street-tomorrow-as-they-close-all-154-shops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5233","title":{"rendered":"Major retailer to disappear from UK high street tomorrow as they close all 154 shops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>Around 1,300 jobs are at risk<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>A major retailer is set to disappear for good from the UK high street tomorrow as they close all 154 shops.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>It&#8217;s no secret that the British high street has been struggling in recent times with a number of large retailers and businesses falling into administration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Poundland,\u00a0River Island, and a number of\u00a0travel agents\u00a0have flirted with administration, been forced to restructure, or disappeared completely from the high street since last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:0\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Now, the latest chain to disappear is Claire&#8217;s, a company known to have been in trouble for some time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The company went into administration for the second time in January 2026, appointing administrators Kroll\u00a0to manage the transition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:1\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>All of Claire&#8217;s standalone stores will be shut down while 350 concessions and its European stores will remain open.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:2\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Claire&#8217;s was founded in 1961 as Fashion Tress Industries by Rowland Schaefer, initially focusing on fashion wigs before acquiring a jewellery chain and shifting to accessories in 1973.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The accessory shop struggled with changing consumer habits and the cheaper prices of online brands such as Shein and Temu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The store remains a nostalgic part of many people&#8217;s childhoods, known for their colourful branding and turnstiles of jewellery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Administrators Kroll said: &#8220;As of 27 April, all Claire&#8217;s standalone stores in UK and Ireland have ceased trading. All store employees have been advised of redundancy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The move has left 1,300 people redundant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:3\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Previous owners Modella said that the company had entered administration partly due to an &#8220;alarmingly&#8221; quiet Christmas period.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>All the locations where stores will be closing or are already closed<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Here is the full list of locations of Claire&#8217;s stores as per their website, before they all close tomorrow:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aberdeen \u2014 Trinity Centre<\/li>\n<li>Athlone \u2014 Golden Island Shopping Centre<\/li>\n<li>Aylesbury \u2014 Friars Square Shopping Centre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>B<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:4\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:5\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator my-6 border-0 border-t border-[#7D7D7D] \"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>C<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:6\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator my-6 border-0 border-t border-[#7D7D7D] \"\/><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:7\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>D<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dalton Park \u2014 Dalton Park Outlet<\/li>\n<li>Darlington \u2014 Cornmill Shopping Centre<\/li>\n<li>Derby \u2014 Crown Walk<\/li>\n<li>Dublin (Liffey Valley) \u2014 Liffey Valley Shopping Centre<\/li>\n<li>Dublin (Swords\/Pavilions) \u2014 Pavilions Shopping Centre<\/li>\n<li>Dundalk \u2014 Marshes Shopping Centre<\/li>\n<li>Dundee \u2014 Overgate Shopping Centre<\/li>\n<li>Dundrum \u2014 Dundrum Town Centre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator my-6 border-0 border-t border-[#7D7D7D] \"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>E<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eastbourne \u2014 Arndale Centre<\/li>\n<li>Edinburgh \u2014 Gyle Centre<\/li>\n<li>Edinburgh \u2014 Princes Street<\/li>\n<li>Edinburgh \u2014 Fort Kinnaird<\/li>\n<li>Enfield \u2014 Palace Gardens \/ Church Street area<\/li>\n<li>Ennis \u2014 Dunnes Shopping Centre<\/li>\n<li>Exeter \u2014 High Street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:8\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator my-6 border-0 border-t border-[#7D7D7D] \"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>F<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fleetwood \u2014 Freeport Outlet Village<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator my-6 border-0 border-t border-[#7D7D7D] \"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>G<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:9\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Galway \u2014 Eyre Square Shopping Centre<\/li>\n<li>Gateshead \u2014 Metrocentre<\/li>\n<li>Glasgow \u2014 Glasgow Fort<\/li>\n<li>Glasgow \u2014 Silverburn<\/li>\n<li>Gloucester \u2014 Kings Walk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator my-6 border-0 border-t border-[#7D7D7D] \"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>H<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hanley \u2014 Potteries Centre<\/li>\n<li>Harlow \u2014 Harvey Centre<\/li>\n<li>Harrogate \u2014 Victoria Shopping Centre<\/li>\n<li>Huddersfield \u2014 Kingsgate Centre<\/li>\n<li>Hull \u2014 Princes Quay Shopping Centre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator my-6 border-0 border-t border-[#7D7D7D] \"\/><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:a\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>I<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ilford \u2014 The Exchange Shopping Centre<\/li>\n<li>Inverness \u2014 Eastgate Centre<\/li>\n<li>Ipswich \u2014 Buttermarket Centre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator my-6 border-0 border-t border-[#7D7D7D] \"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>L<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:b\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:c\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator my-6 border-0 border-t border-[#7D7D7D] \"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>M<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mahon \u2014 Mahon Point Shopping Centre<\/li>\n<li>Manchester \u2014 Arndale<\/li>\n<li>Manchester \u2014 Trafford Centre<\/li>\n<li>Mansfield \u2014 East Midlands Designer Outlet<\/li>\n<li>Milton Keynes \u2014 Centre:MK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator my-6 border-0 border-t border-[#7D7D7D] \"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>N<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:d\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Newbridge \u2014 Whitewater Shopping Centre<\/li>\n<li>Newcastle \u2014 Eldon Square<\/li>\n<li>Newtownabbey \u2014 Abbey Centre<\/li>\n<li>Northampton \u2014 Grosvenor Centre<\/li>\n<li>Norwich \u2014 Castle Quarter<\/li>\n<li>Norwich \u2014 St Stephens<\/li>\n<li>Nottingham \u2014 Victoria Centre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator my-6 border-0 border-t border-[#7D7D7D] \"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>O<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Oldham \u2014 Spindles Town Square<\/li>\n<li>Oxford \u2014 Westgate Shopping Centre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator my-6 border-0 border-t border-[#7D7D7D] \"\/><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:e\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>P<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Peterborough \u2014 Queensgate<\/li>\n<li>Peterborough \u2014 Serpentine Green<\/li>\n<li>Plymouth \u2014 Drake Circus<\/li>\n<li>Poole \u2014 Dolphin Centre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator my-6 border-0 border-t border-[#7D7D7D] \"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>R<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reading \u2014 The Oracle<\/li>\n<li>Redhill \u2014 The Belfry<\/li>\n<li>Romford \u2014 Liberty Shopping Centre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:f\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator my-6 border-0 border-t border-[#7D7D7D] \"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>S<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:10\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator my-6 border-0 border-t border-[#7D7D7D] \"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>T<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:11\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Taunton \u2014 Orchard Centre<\/li>\n<li>Telford \u2014 Telford Shopping Centre<\/li>\n<li>Thanet \u2014 Westwood Cross<\/li>\n<li>Thurmaston \u2014 Thurmaston Centre<\/li>\n<li>Thurrock \u2014 Lakeside<\/li>\n<li>Truro \u2014 Lemon Quay<\/li>\n<li>Tunbridge Wells \u2014 Royal Victoria Place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator my-6 border-0 border-t border-[#7D7D7D] \"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>U<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator my-6 border-0 border-t border-[#7D7D7D] \"\/><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:12\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>W<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:13\"\/><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Major #retailer #disappear #high #street #tomorrow #close #shops<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around 1,300 jobs are at risk A major retailer is set to disappear for good from the UK high street tomorrow as they close all 154 shops. It&#8217;s no secret that the British high street has been struggling in recent times with a number of large retailers and businesses falling into administration. Poundland,\u00a0River Island, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[450,5404,2510,5405,473,1588,2384,2580,517,4705],"class_list":{"0":"post-5233","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-claires","10":"tag-close","11":"tag-disappear","12":"tag-high","13":"tag-major","14":"tag-retailer","15":"tag-shops","17":"tag-tomorrow"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}