SHOPPERS have cleared the shelves of Ted Baker closing sales after clothes, accessories and beauty goodies were monumentally slashed in price. It was announced on Monday that the iconic Nineties brand’s remaining 31 stores in the UK were set to close by the end of play on Tuesday. The move, which has put more than 500 jobs at risk, saw shoppers flocking to their local store for some last-minute bargains .
Ted Baker’s UK arm entered administration back in March after racking up losses. It went on to shut 15 shops, resulting in about 245 British staff being made redundant. However, it is now understood that the fashion giant’s remaining stores have all closed their doors.
read more on fashion sales The brand has stores in the US, Asia, the Middle East and Europe, but their fate has not been revealed. And while shoppers are gutted to see the iconic brand leave the high-street, many bagged serious bargains for up to 90% cheaper. One woman took to TikTok yesterday to give an insight into the closing sale carnage.
The seven second clip showed rails of summer dresses dropped from £159 to £25, as well as winter gowns slashed by 80% off. Most read in Fabulous Crowds of shoppers could be seen rummaging through tables and rails of discounted clothes. Some areas had piles of strewn dresses, and in others, fashion fans were trying on discounted items on the shop floor.
One shopper on X, formerly Twitter, said he was able to pick up a brown knitted cardigan worth £120 for £36, as.