Major fashion retailer falls into administration with 109 jobs at risk - but dozens of stores to be saved

Notably, most of the employees retained to assist the administrators in trading the company while they assess the available options.

However, administrators have confirmed that Quiz's online store will close.

Alistair McAlinden and Geoff Jacobs from Interpath were appointed joint administrators to Orion Retail Ltd, Tarak International Ltd and Zandra Systems Ltd, collectively trading as Quiz Clothing, on February 5, 2026.

Quiz was founded in Scotland in 1993 and operates across 40 stores and seven concessions across Britain and the Republic of Ireland, employing around 565 members of staff.

In the last year, administrators revealed the retailer was trying to navigate difficult trading conditions.

Despite sales coming in better-than-expected towards the end of September 2025, figure plummeted before expectations during the festive period.

Furthermore, the high street fashion chain has been forced to deal with hiked business costs, higher taxation and changing consumer habits.

Mr McAlinden, the head of Interpath in Scotland and joint administrator, said: "With Quiz the latest retailer to fall into administration, there’s no doubt it’s been a tough start to 2026 for the UK high street.

"It's our intention to continue to trade all stores and the concessions in Ireland as a going concern for as long as we can while we assess options for the business.

"We are tremendously grateful for the support of Quiz’s employees and directors who will work alongside us as we trade the business over the coming weeks."

Geoff Jacobs, the managing director at Interpath and joint administrator, added: "Any parties with an interest in acquiring the stock, store operations and infrastructure of Quiz should contact us as a matter of urgency.

"We are ensuring that those employees impacted by redundancy are provided with all available support at this difficult time."

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