EIGHT Body Shop stores are set to shut in Scotland amid the closure of more than 80 shops across the UK.
The beauty company’s administrators have announced the closure of a further 75 shops on top of seven others announced last week.
The shops will close in a “phased process” over the next four to six weeks.
This latest round of closures is set to result in the loss of 489 jobs.
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The beauty retailer said 116 stores will remain open, as the company looks into shifting its focusing on website sales and “wholesale strategies”.
The full list of shops closing in Scotland includes:
- East Kilbride
- Edinburgh Gyle Centre
- Edinburgh Princes Mall
- Glasgow Braehead
- Glasgow Fort
- Glasgow Silverburn
- Glasgow Central Station
- Perth
Four of the seven shops that shut last week were in London: Surrey Quays, Oxford Street Bond Street, Canary Wharf and Cheapside.
The other three were in Nuneaton in Warwickshire, Ashford Town Centre in Kent, Bristol Queens Road in Bristol.
The chain currently employs 10,000 people across 3000 stores it operates in more than 70 countries around the world - with a further 12,000 staff working in franchises.
Tony Wright, the joint administrator, said: “In taking swift action to right-size the Body Shop UK store portfolio, we have stabilised the business and are providing the best opportunity for this iconic brand to have a long-term, sustainable future.
“The UK business continues to trade in administration, and we remain fully focused on exploring all options to take the business forward.”
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