Quiz enters administration after challenging trading
Quiz Clothing has entered administration after experiencing challenging trading over the last 12 months.
Alistair McAlinden and Geoff Jacobs from Interpath have been appointed joint administrators to Orion Retail, Tarak International and Zandra Systems, which collectively trade as Quiz Clothing,
Subscribe to TRBWhile Quiz’s online store will close, the administrators will continue to trade all 40 stores and seven concessions as a going concern while they assess options for the business.
The majority of employees will be retained to assist the administrators. However, there will be 109 redundancies across Quiz’s head office in Glasgow and distribution centre in Bellshill in Lanarkshire.
The administrators said Quiz’s sales were stronger than anticipated through to the end of September but fell below expectations during the Christmas trading period. The retailer has also been impacted by cost pressures from business rates and the recent increases to employment costs.
McAlinden 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.”
Jacobs 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.”
Quiz concessions trading from New Look and Matalan stores are not part of the administration processes.
