Overview
- Interpath Advisory was appointed to The Original Factory Shop on January 28, with stores continuing to trade while online operations are shut and pre‑appointment orders still being fulfilled.
- A nationwide closing sale has begun across TOFS stores with discounts of up to 30%, and “closing down” signs have appeared as administrators review the business.
- Administrators are evaluating options that could include a sale, restructuring or site closures, putting 137 stores and about 1,180 jobs at risk.
- Claire’s entered administration earlier in the week under Kroll, placing roughly 154 stores and around 1,355 roles at risk, though shops remain open for now.
- Interpath links TOFS’s financial strain to high inflation, weak consumer confidence, rising labour costs, and separate issues with a third‑party warehouse and logistics operator.