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Health and beauty chain Bodycare in race to avert collapse
Bodycare, employing about 1,500 people, faces collapse due to pandemic losses and rising costs amid an expected wave of 17,350 UK shop closures in 2025, analysts warn.
- Bodycare, a prominent health and beauty retailer in the UK operating 130 stores and employing 1,500 people, is facing imminent risk of administration as a court hearing takes place in August 2025.
- The company’s financial struggles followed heavy losses after the pandemic despite government-backed loans and a recent £7 million loan secured against its inventory to buy short-term breathing space.
- Restructuring advisors at Interpath, together with Baaj Capital, are urgently working to secure a rescue package as proceedings presided over by Sir Alastair Norris are anticipated to reach a conclusion on Tuesday.
- Tom Smith KC said the company intends to 'phase exits' from some stores, but closures, job losses, and supplier problems could occur if the business enters administration.
- Should Bodycare enter administration, it would mark another major high street retailer succumbing to the increasing pressures of rising costs, tax hikes, and declining customer visits impacting the retail environment in 2025.
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Another high street name is teetering on the edge, with hundreds of jobs now hanging in the balance. The health and beauty retailer that has served shoppers for more than 50 years, could fall into administration as soon as next week unless a last-minute buyer can be found.High street store closures in the UK continue as Bodycare is racing to avert its collapse as early as next week. The advisory firm Interpath is scrambling to secure a rescue de…
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