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Claire’s and The Original Factory Shop: 2,550 jobs

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Jobs
2,550
Announced
5 January 2026
Status
Proposed
Stated reason
Insolvency
Where
Not stated
Source strength
Two or more independent publishers
Sources
3 sources from 3 publisher groups.

Sources

PublisherHeadlineDate
The GuardianClaire’s and The Original Factory Shop near collapse, putting 2,550 jobs at risk5 January 2026
The IndependentClaire’s and The Original Factory Shop collapse into administration5 January 2026
Birmingham Mail294 shops at risk of closure as two major UK high street chains collapse6 January 2026

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