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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.7 - Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles 47.71 - Retail sale of clothing
591 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
18 August 2024
Employment effect (start)
18 August 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
UK-based fashion chain Ted Baker has announced that it will cut 591 jobs worldwide.
The company is to close all of its 31 remaining stores across the UK and Republic of Ireland. The layoffs will affect 513 jobs in the UK and 78 in Ireland. Additionally, Ted Baker’s website has been deactivated.
In March 2024, No Ordinary Designer Label, the company behind Ted Baker's UK stores, filed for bankruptcy. In April 2024, the company closed 15 stores and cut 245 jobs.
Ted Baker was founded in 1988. The company continues to have more than 30 licensing partners globally, including in North America, Asia and the Middle East, which remain unaffected.
Eurofound (2024), Ted Baker, Closure in World, factsheet number 201494, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/201494.