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A major UK fashion chain will be wiped from the UK high street by the end of next month after a “tough start” to the year.
Clothing chain Quiz is set to shut its remaining 37 UK stores by the end of June, administrators have said.
The fashion retailer hired administrators from advisory firm Interpath in February after suffering a “tough start” to 2026.
On Thursday (May 21), the insolvency specialists said the business would implement a closure plan for its final stores over the coming weeks.
It confirmed that three other stores, in Castlecourt Belfast, Leeds and Romford, shut their doors for good in recent days.
Back in February, Administrators Interpath said the chain’s 40 stores across the UK and seven concessions in Ireland will continue to trade while they look at options for the firm. However, its website was shut.
They said 109 redundancies are being made across the firm’s head office in Glasgow and its warehouse and distribution centre in Bellshill, Lanarkshire.
Interpath confirmed earlier this year that Quiz concessions in New Look and Matalan stores in the UK are not included in the administration and remain unaffected.
It marked the second time Quiz had fallen into administration in a year, having collapsed in February 2025 before immediately being bought in a so-called pre-pack deal by a subsidiary of the founding Ramzan family.
The deal at the time saw Orion buy a raft of assets, including the Quiz brand and 42 of its shops, but 23 stores were shut in a move affecting 200 jobs.
Speaking back in Feberuary, Alistair McAlinden, head of Interpath in Scotland and joint administrator, said: “With Quiz the latest retailer to fall into administration, there’s no doubt it’s been a tough start to 2026 for the UK high street.
“It’s our intention to continue to trade all stores and the concessions in Ireland as a going concern for as long as we can while we assess options for the business.”
Geoff Jacobs, fellow joint administrator and managing director at Interpath, added: “Any parties with an interest in acquiring the stock, store operations and infrastructure of Quiz should contact us as a matter of urgency.
“We are ensuring that those employees impacted by redundancy are provided with all available support at this difficult time.”
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