Claire’s shuts all Ireland and UK stores with 1,300 redundancies

All store employees have been advised of redundancy.

Claire’s had already shut 145 stores, with around 1,000 jobs lost, during the previous administration last year.

Claire’s has shut all its 154 high street shops across the UK and Ireland.

Administrators for the fashion accessories chain said that around 1,300 workers will be made redundant as a result.