Thousands of high street jobs at risk after Claire’s and The Original Factory Shop go into administration

Last ditch attempts to make Claire’s profitable failed, according to owners (Picture: Getty)

Two major high street chains have been put into administration, putting around 2,500 UK staff at risk of redundancy.

Claire’s Accessories and The Original Factory Shop (TOFS) are the latest victims of Britain’s broken high streets after attempts to rescue the brands failed,Modella Capital has said.

It will mean 1,355 employees in the UK and Ireland at 154 Claire’s shops will be put at risk, and 1,220 staff across 140 TOFS’ stores.