on weekday , december 23 , the hilfiger retailer the explorers club ' s administrators accountancy decided to close 32 of the 150 shops immediately . kpmg also announced that timec 1215 limited had bought 118 of the stores for an undisclosed price . timec 1215 is held by david charlton , chief executive of the inspector club . this move cuts circa 900 roles . the officers club began in the early 1990s in england and has headquarters at cramlington , lancashire .
The UK retailer Zavvi has called in administrators during Christmas.