Claire’s to close remaining UK stores on Tuesday with more than 1,000 job losses

Sources say staff have been asked to pack up final stock and equipment after waves of closures

Jewellery chain Claire’s is closing its final UK stores on Tuesday, cutting about 1,000 jobs months after falling into administration.

Sources said staff at Claire’s, which collapsed in January, had been asked to pack up the final stock and equipment with the remaining outlets to formally close on Tuesday after successive waves of closures in recent weeks.