on tuesday , december 23 , the menswear retailer the officers group ' s administrators accountants agreed to close 32 of the 150 centres soon . pricewaterhousecoopers also announced that timec 1215 limited had bought 118 of the stores for an announced fee . timec 1215 is backed by david charlton , chief executive of the chiefs club . this deal destroys around 900 workers . the offices club began in the early 1990s in middlesbrough and has headquarters at cramlington , northamptonshire .
The UK retailer Zavvi has called in administrators during Christmas.