Full list of Bodycare's final 56 stores to close by this Saturday as 444 jobs to go

Bodycare has announced that its last 56 stores will close permanently by this Saturday, and the complete list of locations is now available. These closures will lead to 444 job losses, after the beauty chain entered administration earlier this month.

Initially, Bodycare announced the immediate closure of 32 stores, and just a few days later, it confirmed that another 30 stores would also be closing permanently. You can find the complete list of these new closures, along with those already closed, below.

Bodycare engaged advisors at Interpath to oversee its administration process, but it has yet to secure a buyer for its stores. According to the Mirror, 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."

Established in 1970 on a Lancashire market stall by Graham and Margaret Blackledge, Bodycare has been under the ownership of Baaj Capital since 2021. The retailer stocks products from popular beauty brands such as L'Oreal, Nivea and Elizabeth Arden.

The closures are just the latest in a string of high street casualties, including Poundland, which was recently sold to private equity firm Gordon Brothers for only £1. The discount retailer initially planned to close 68 stores. However, in the latest update, Poundland revealed that 11 of these closures have been temporarily put on hold.

Despite this, Poundland maintains its long-term plan to reduce its store count to around 650 to 700 as leases expire, down from 800 at the start of its restructuring process.

In other retail news, Claire's appointed administrators for its UK and Ireland operations last month following bankruptcy filings in the US. Advisory firm Interpath is currently in discussions with potential buyers to secure the future of the accessory chain on British high streets.

The following Bodycare stores will close permanently by Saturday:

• Blackburn
• Blackpool
• Braehead
• Bridgnorth
• Burnley
• Bury
• Ashton-under-Lyne
• Banbury
• Barnsley
• Barrow-in-Furness
• Bedford
• Chorley
• Clitheroe
• Darlington
• Derby
• Dundee
• Halifax
• Hereford
• Hinckley
• Irvine
• Keighley
• Kendal
• Kings Heath
• Lancaster
• Leeds
• Leicester
• Leigh
• Liverpool
• Livingston
• Luton
• Manchester
• Merry Hill
• Metrocentre
• Middlesbrough
• Mold
• Newcastle
• Nuneaton
• Oldham
• Pontefract
• Poulton-le-Fylde
• Preston
• Rugby
• Sheffield
• Solihull
• Sunderland
• Sutton Coldfield
• Swindon
• Telford
• Thurrock
• Trowbridge
• Wakefield
• Walthamstow
• Warrington
• Washington
• Wellingborough
• Wolverhampton

Stores that have already closed:

• Beverley
• Bolton
• Bromsgrove
• Cameron Toll
• Cannock
• Castleford
• Chesterfield
• Clydebank
• Cramlington
• Croydon
• Darwen
• Doncaster
• Dudley
• Dumfries
• Dunfermline
• Edinburgh
• Erdington
• Falkirk
• Greenock
• Hanley
• Hemel Hempstead
• Hull
• Hyde
• Ilford
• Ipswich
• Kirkcaldy
• Loughborough
• Lytham St Annes
• Macclesfield
• Maidstone
• Mansfield
• Morecambe
• Morpeth
• Newark
• Newport
• Northallerton
• Northfield
• Ormskirk
• Paisley
• Parkhead
• Perth
• Port Talbot
• Redcar
• Rhyl
• Rochdale
• Royton
• Salford
• Scunthorpe
• Shrewsbury
• Skipton
• St Helens
• Stevenage
• Stourbridge
• Sutton-in-Ashfield
• Tamworth
• Thornaby
• Ulverston
• West Bromwich
• Whitehaven
• Wood Green
• Workington
• Wrexham