400 Irish and British jobs to be lost as fashion retailer shuts stores

MORE than 400 staff in Ireland and Britain are to lose their jobs after administrators failed to find a buyer for 35 Jane Norman stores.

Jane Norman, which employs 1,600 staff, shut its 94 stores and appointed Zolfo Cooper as administrator on Monday after it became the latest victim of the squeeze in consumer spending.

Zolfo said it had been unable to find a new owner for 35 stores, impacting on 320 jobs, while 106 positions at its London head office will also be axed.