Following a clearance sale, the accessories retailer Claire's has shut its doors in Richmond.

Over the summer, the chain filed for bankruptcy in the US, then entered administration in the UK with business advisory and restructuring company Interpath.

However, Interpath sold most of the business to private equity firm Modella Capital, which agreed to save "most" of the brand.

Modella Capital, the same company that bought WH Smith's high-street shops and Hobbycraft, purchased 156 Claire's stores in the UK and Ireland, with the remaining 145 stores, including The Quadrant, Richmond, sold off.

Claire's Richmond pictured in October 2025 during its clearance sale (credit: Richmond Nub News).

At the time, a spokesperson for the joint administrators said: "Our priority remains to assess all of the options available for the Claire's stores which did not transfer to Modella as part of the transaction announced on 29 September.

"In the meantime, however, we have commenced closing down sales in each of the stores in order to sell the remaining stock."

At the cleared-out Richmond store, all that remains is the brand's purple lettering, a sign letting passers-by know that the unit is on the market, and a notice on the door.

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The notice informs customers that Will Wright and Chris Pole were appointed Joint Administrators of the company on 13 August.

It also tells residents that the nearest open Claire's store is in Southside Shopping Centre, Wandsworth.

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