TED Baker could disappear from Scottish high streets as the struggling fashion chain plans to shut all its UK stores within weeks.
The business behind the fashion brand’s UK shops, No Ordinary Designer Label Limited (NODL), fell into administration in March.
It has since shut 15 shops in the UK, resulting in about 245 staff being made redundant.
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Staff working at the remaining stores have been told that they will lose their jobs when the shops are shut within three weeks, as first reported in the Sun newspaper.
It is understood that the plans have not yet been finalised despite the message to employees.
Ted Baker had 46 UK stores and employed around 975 people prior to the insolvency.
In Scotland, there are just two stores – although the brand is also sold through department stores and retailers such as John Lewis and Frasers in Glasgow.
Authentic Brands, the US-based firm behind Juicy Couture and Reebok, is still the owner of Ted Baker’s intellectual property.
It was hoping to find a new partner to run the Ted Baker retail and online business in the UK and Europe.
Here are the Scottish stores at risk of closing:
- Livingston – McArthur Glen Outlet Centre
- Glasgow – Buchanan Street
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