on tuesday , december 23 , the catwalk retailer the officers association ' s administrators auditor decided to close 32 of the 150 stores immediately . pricewaterhousecoopers again announcements that timec 1215 limited had bought 118 of the stores for an undisclosed fee . timec 1215 is backed by david hughes , head executives of the officers club . this deal saves under 900 jobs . the chiefs club launched in the mid 1990s in sunderland and has headquarters at cramlington , northamptonshire .
The UK retailer Zavvi has called in administrators during Christmas.