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Claire's: About 1,000 jobs

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Jobs
About 1,000
Announced
27 April 2026
Status
Confirmed
Stated reason
Insolvency
Where
Scotland
Source strength
Two or more independent publishers
Sources
10 sources from 3 publisher groups.

Sources

PublisherHeadlineDate
DevonLiveClaire's closes all 154 UK and Ireland stores with 1,300 redundancies27 April 2026
The MirrorClaire's closes ALL 154 stores in UK and Ireland with loss of 1,300 jobs27 April 2026
The GuardianGoldman raises oil price forecasts as Iran war deadlock continues; Shell buying Canada’s ARC in $13.6bn deal – as it happened27 April 2026
Belfast LiveClaire's closes all Northern Ireland stores as UK and Ireland shutdown confirmed27 April 2026
WalesOnlineClaire's closes all 154 UK and Ireland stores with 1,300 job losses27 April 2026
Daily RecordClaire's closes all Scottish shops with workers facing redundancy after collapse27 April 2026
Manchester Evening NewsMajor retailer closes all 154 stores as it collapses into administration27 April 2026
The IndependentMajor High Street chain goes bust and immediately shuts all stores27 April 2026
The GuardianClaire’s to close remaining UK stores on Tuesday with more than 1,000 job losses27 April 2026
Birmingham MailMajor high street shop closes ALL standalone branches leaving 1,000 out of work28 April 2026

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