Claire's in Northampton closes for good as national chain shuts all shops with more than 1,000 job losses
A shop in Northampton’s Grosvenor Centre has shut for good, as the national chain confirms it has ceased trading and made more than 1,000 redundancies.
Claire’s, which has 154 standalone stores across the country, hit financial difficulty and in January fell into administration for the second time in just a few months.
Kroll – the administrators in charge – have now announced that all shops closed on April 27, with around 1,300 employees notified of redundancy.
The store, which was popular with youngsters, was located on the top floor of the Grosvenor Centre and had been displaying ‘50 percent off’ and ‘closing down’ signs for a number of weeks, while the future of the company hung in the balance.
The jewellery, hair accessories and ear piercing chain reported issues in January this year, after a troubling Christmas period. No saviour deal could be reached.
Quiz – on the ground floor of the Grosvenor Centre – has also closed for good this year.