Quiz, a prominent UK fashion chain, has entered administration for the second time in under a year. As a result, the company is set to close its remaining 37 stores across the country. The announcement of store closures comes after the company struggled with a challenging start to 2026.
Administration Announcement
Quiz formally entered administration on February 5, 2025. The firm sought guidance from the advisory group Interpath, which is now overseeing the closure process. Administrators Alistair McAlinden and Geoff Jacobs are managing the situation, emphasizing the need for shoppers to visit local stores for final liquidation sales.
Store Closures Timeline
The closures will occur gradually, with significant dates outlined as follows:
- June 14: Closure of Basingstoke branch and additional outlets in Carlisle and Eastbourne.
- June 16: Watford store to shut its doors.
- June 17: Clydebank location to close.
- June 19: Irvine’s store will cease operations.
- June 20: Portsmouth store is expected to close.
- Late June: Castleford store also to shut down.
Employee Impact
The administration has placed over 100 jobs at risk, particularly at the head office and warehouse. However, Quiz has not disclosed the exact number of employees affected by the store closures.
Previous Administration
This is the second instance of Quiz entering administration within a year. The company previously collapsed in February 2025 but was quickly acquired in a pre-pack arrangement by a subsidiary of the founding Ramzan family.
Locations of Closing Stores
The following is a list of the remaining Quiz locations set to shut:
- Aberdeen, Scotland
- Basingstoke, Hampshire
- Bracknell, Berkshire
- Cardiff, Wales
- Carlisle, Cumbria
- Castleford, West Yorkshire
- Clydebank, Scotland
- Craigavon, Northern Ireland
- Derby, Derbyshire
- Dunfermline, Scotland
- Eastbourne, East Sussex
- Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
- Glasgow (multiple locations)
- Hanley, Staffordshire
- Hull, East Yorkshire
- Inverness, Scotland
- Irvine, Scotland
- Leicester, Leicestershire
- Livingston, Scotland
- Manchester (multiple locations)
- Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
- Merry Hill, West Midlands
- Newry, Northern Ireland
- Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
- Northampton, Northamptonshire
- Norwich, Norfolk
- Portsmouth, Hampshire
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Stirling, Scotland
- Telford, Shropshire
- Thurrock Lakeside, Essex
- Warrington, Cheshire
- Watford, Hertfordshire
As this significant UK fashion chain approaches its final days, it serves as a reminder of the ongoing challenges faced by retail businesses in the current economic climate.
