Beauty chain collapses: 32 stores close, 450 jobs axed
Major UK beauty retailer falls into administration, triggering immediate closure of 32 stores and devastating 450 job losses across the country in latest high street blow.
Major UK beauty retailer falls into administration, triggering immediate closure of 32 stores and devastating 450 job losses across the country in latest high street blow.
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