Claire’s has shut all its 154 high street shops across the UK and Ireland with around 1,300 staff to be made redundant.
The move does not the retailer’s 356 concessions, including many in Asda stores, and its head office, administrators for the fashion accessories chain said.
It comes after private equity owner Modella Capital hired Kroll to oversee the administration earlier this year.
The closure of all standalone stores on Monday comes after they could not find a way out of the chain’s deepening financial crisis.
A spokesman for Kroll said: “As of April 27, all Claire’s standalone stores in UK and Ireland have ceased trading.
“All store employees have been advised of redundancy.
“We understand an interested party is in discussion with a number of landlords with a view to taking new leases for some of the sites.”
