on tuesday , october 23 , the menswear retailer the officers clubhouse ' s administrators accountancy decided to close 32 of the 150 shops first . pricewaterhousecoopers also announced that timec 1215 limited had bought 118 of the centres for an additional fee . timec 1215 is backed by john clarke , chief executive of the officer club . this contract saving around 900 jobs . the officers company began in the pre 1990s in sunderland and has headquartered at cramlington , cumberland .
The UK retailer Zavvi has called in administrators during Christmas.