Bodycare is to shut 32 of its shops across the UK after falling into administration.

The retailer said it will make around 450 of its roughly 1,500-strong workforce redundant as a result.

The chain, which currently has 147 UK stores, was founded in 1970 in Lancashire and sells beauty products, as well as fragrances and other bathroom items.

But the business said it had come under pressure from rising costs, a delayed transition from its online retail platform and cost-of-living pressures on its shoppers.

Bodycare said it also suffered a shortfall in funding after aborting a planned stock market listing last year, which also impacted supplier relationships and led to stock shortages.

The company hired administrators from advisory firm Interpath, which is now looking at a potential resc

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