Overview
- Administrators at Kroll said all standalone shops have ceased trading and about 1,300 store staff have been told they are redundant.
- The shutdown does not cover 356 concessions, including many inside Asda supermarkets, and the head office remains open.
- Media reports cite Julien Jarjoura, who runs Claire’s in parts of Europe, as negotiating UK leases and targeting four to ten reopenings a week from June, a plan not confirmed by the administrators.
- Owner Modella Capital put the chain into insolvency after very weak Christmas trading, only months after a prior administration that had already closed 145 stores and cut around 1,000 jobs.
- Which? advises customers that refunds depend on how they paid, with Section 75 covering credit-card purchases over £100 and chargeback possible for smaller card payments, while claims to administrators can be slow and uncertain.