Bodycare to shut remaining stores with loss of 444 jobs

All remaining Bodycare stores are to shut with the loss of 444 jobs after the health and beauty chain’s administrators failed to find a buyer for the shops.

The business, which fell into administration earlier this month, was “no longer viable to continue” trading, its administrators said.

As a result, the chain’s remaining 56 stores will shut, with the all closures expected to take place by this Saturday.

A spokesperson for the administrators said the company would “continue to provide all support to those impacted”.

Nick Holloway, managing director at Interpath and joint administrator, said they would “continue to explore options for the company’s assets, including the Bodycare brand, and will provide further updates in due course”.

More than a thousand people have lost their jobs since the retailer collapsed on 5 September.

Bodycare was founded in Lancashire in 1970. Its store layouts were known for their bright lighting and window displays that often feature piles of toilet tissue or pyramids of washing up powder.

It also offered warehouse-style display shelves packed with goods such as lip balm, perfume, false nails and foot cream.