Full list of Bodycare stores closing this week

16th September 2025

A further 30 Bodycare stores are to shut this week.

The retailer fell into administration on 5 September and immediately closed 32 of its 147 shops, with the loss of 450 jobs.

Another 235 staff will be affected by the closures this week, bringing the total number of staff to lose their jobs since the company collapsed to 685.

A spokesperson for the administrators said the business was up for sale and there had been “interest from a number of parties” in relation to some of the remaining 85 stores.

The company’s administrators have now said another 14 stores will close on today (16 September), while 16 more will shut on Thursday (18 September).

“Unfortunately, however, given the shortage of stock and costs associated with operating stores, it is no longer viable to continue to trade all 115 stores retained on appointment,” the spokesperson said.

Bodycare was founded in Lancashire in 1970. Until it entered administration, the firm employed about 1,500 people.

The administrators previously said the stores had become too expensive to maintain amidst rising rents, with retailers facing “challenging times”.

Nick Holloway, managing director at Interpath and joint administrator, said: “We’d like to express our sincere thanks to the hundreds of dedicated Bodycare staff who have shown such professionalism since our appointment.

“We will continue to trade the remaining 85 stores while we remain in discussions with interested parties with the aim of preserving as much of the business as possible.”

The stores closing on Tuesday are: