Quiz: is UK clothing chain closing down stores after falling into administration - are returns affected?
Administrators have stepped in as the chain fights for survival, with shoppers watching to see what comes next 👗
- Fashion retailer Quiz has entered administration, with 109 jobs cut at head office and its warehouse
- All 40 UK stores, including four in Yorkshire, continue trading for now
- The retailer’s website has closed, affecting online shopping, returns and gift cards
- Administrators are exploring a potential sale of the business or its assets
- Store closures have not been announced, but the future remains uncertain
A popular fashion retailer has become the latest casualty of the UK high street, with 109 jobs axed after the business fell into administration.
The collapse of womenswear chain Quiz, which employs 565 people in total, raises fresh questions about the future of its stores, including four across Yorkshire.
While hundreds of shop-floor roles remain in place for now, staff at the company’s head office in Glasgow and its warehouse and distribution centre in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, have been hit with immediate redundancies.
It’s the second time Quiz has fallen into administration in a year, having collapsed in February 2025 before immediately being bought in a so-called pre-pack deal by a subsidiary of the founding Ramzan family.
Will Quiz stores close?
Administrators from Interpath confirmed that all 40 Quiz stores across the UK, along with seven concessions in Ireland, will continue trading while options for the business are explored.
But the retailer’s website has closed, a move that may cause concern for shoppers who rely on online orders, returns or gift cards.
For Yorkshire customers, the immediate focus will be on the fate of the brand’s stores in Leeds, Castleford, Sheffield and Hull.
At present, there are no announcements of store closures, and administrators say trading will continue as normal while they assess whether the business, or parts of it, can be sold.
Interpath has confirmed that Quiz concessions in New Look and Matalan stores in the UK are not included in the administration and remain unaffected.
Alistair McAlinden, head of Interpath in Scotland and joint administrator, said Quiz’s collapse underlines just how difficult the retail landscape has become at the start of 2026.
He said the intention is to keep stores operating “as a going concern” for as long as possible, giving the business a chance to attract interest from potential buyers.
His fellow joint administrator, Geoff Jacobs, urged any parties interested in acquiring Quiz’s stock, store operations or infrastructure to come forward quickly. He added that support is being provided to employees affected by redundancy.
Are Quiz returns affected?
Returns are likely to be affected, as Quiz’s website has closed, and customers who bought items online will find it harder to process returns in the usual way.
Administrators have confirmed that those with online returns will need to do so in a Quiz store for exchange, but cannot receive cash or card refunds.
Shoppers who have made returns online but not received the money will “regrettably, not receive a refund from Quiz”.
Customers should contact the provider of the credit or debit card which was used for the payment and ask for assistance.
They also confirmed that gift cards and credit notes are no longer being accepted.
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