Bodycare to close all remaining stores with 444 jobs lost

Bodycare is set to close all of its remaining stores, resulting in 444 redundancies, after administrators failed to secure a sale of the business. 

Interpath Advisory, which had been appointed as administrator, said it had continued discussions with a number of parties who expressed interest in the business, including the Bodycare brand. 

However, the firm said a sale of the stores was now “unlikely”, and due to a shortage of stock and high operation costs, it is “no longer viable to continue to trade the business”. 

It will now launch a closure programme for the remaining 56 stores, with all sites expected to close by Saturday 27 September. All 444 members of staff at these locations will be made redundant upon the closures.

Nick Holloway, managing director at Interpath and joint administrator, said: “We understand this has been a difficult period and so we want to further express our sincere thanks to Bodycare’s staff who, since day one of the administration, have maintained the strong standards of presentation and customer service that Bodycare was renowned for.

“We will continue to explore options for the company’s assets, including the Bodycare brand, and will provide further updates in due course.”

Earlier this month, it was announced that around 30 Bodycare shops were set to close after administrators said the health and beauty retailer could no longer keep all of its stores trading.

Some of the affected sites shut on 16 September and 18 September, with all staff at those branches made redundant.