Claire’s appoints Interpath as directors

Vogue jewelry and equipment model Claire’s has appointed Will Wright and Chris Pole from Interpath as joint directors to its UK, European companies and European distribution companies, efficient 13 August 2025.

With UK headquarters in Birmingham, the corporate operates 306 shops throughout the UK and Eire, using greater than 2,150 folks.

The transfer follows an announcement on 6 August that Claire’s Holdings LLC had entered voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings within the United States.

Interpath intends to proceed buying and selling the businesses whereas assessing choices for the enterprise, together with a attainable sale as a going concern. 

All UK shops will stay open within the meantime. Nevertheless, prospects can now not place orders on-line through the UK and Eire web site. 

Orders that have been positioned and dispatched earlier than the appointment of the joint directors will probably be delivered as regular. Orders that haven’t but been dispatched is not going to be delivered, and prospects shouldn’t be charged for them as fee is taken on dispatch.

Moreover, refunds can’t be issued for purchases made earlier than 13 August. 

Wright, UK chief govt at Interpath, stated: “Claire’s has lengthy been a well-liked model throughout the UK, recognized not just for its trend-led equipment but additionally because the go-to vacation spot for ear piercing.

“Over the approaching weeks, we are going to endeavour to proceed to function all shops as a going concern for so long as we are able to, whereas we assess choices for the corporate. This contains exploring the opportunity of a sale which might safe a future for this well-loved model.”