UK shoe chain ‘plotting string of store closures’ - 100 jobs at risk

UK shoe chain ‘plotting string of store closures’ - 100 jobs at riskThe chain, known for their children's school shoes range, are mainly found in the north of England Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Tannur Anders 03:27, Thu, Jun 4, 2026 Updated: 03:35, Thu, Jun 4, 2026 Shoe display at a store (Image: Getty)Footwear chain Wynsors World of Shoes is in the process of restructuring which could put 100 jobs at risk, just six months after the retailer was purchased by an investment firm. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) The investment firm, Modella Capital, is said to be holding talks with landlords at 36 of the chain's locations and briefed staff on plans for a company voluntary arrangement Tuesday, June 2. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy PolicyCEO of Wynsors, Adam Foster, reportedly told The Sun: "Regrettably, the severity of the challenges we have faced, ranging from an extremely difficult trading environment to a significant cyber-attack disrupting our core operations, have made this restructuring unavoidable. Big name UK shoe shop 'on the brink' after 150 years Claire's and The Original Factory Shop 'on brink of adm...