Ten Claire's Accessories stores in the West Midlands are set to close, it has been confirmed.

The affected shops are in Birmingham, Burton-upon-Trent, two in Coventry, Newcastle-under Lyme, Redditch, Rugby, Resorts World in Solihull, Tamworth and Walsall.

At present, they continue to trade and no date has yet been announced for them to shut but closing down sales have been launched to sell the remaining stock.

The update follows the news last week that Modella Capital had struck a rescue deal for the beleaguered Birmingham-based jewellery and accessories chain.

This saved 156 shops across the UK and Ireland but left an uncertain future for a further 145.

The deal with Modella Capital saved around 1,000 jobs and came after the group's US parent company Claire's Holdings commenced Cha

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