on wednesday , december 23 , the menswear manufacturer the officers club ' s administrator pricewaterhousecoopers elected to close 32 of the 150 stores immediately . pwc also announces that timec 1215 llc had bought 118 of the premises for an undisclosed fees . timec 1215 is backed by steve lee , chief executive of the cars club . this deal saves around 900 lives . the xbox club began in the early 1990s in darlington and has headquarters at cramlington , northumberland .
The UK retailer Zavvi has called in administrators during Christmas.