Irish retail chain Born Clothing has announced the closure of its 15 stores with the loss of over 100 jobs.
The company, which opened its first store in Newtownsmith in Galway in 2009, announced the news in an Instagram post yesterday.
It said that “after 16 wonderful years in business it was time to say goodbye.”
The company stocked Vero Moda, Only, Vila and their own Emily & Me label. Its stores are located in Galway, Dublin, Cork, Kildare, Laois, Tipperary, Westmeath, Leitrim, Mayo and Kerry.
The High Court appointed provisional liquidators to the group on Tuesday.
The court heard that business difficulties arose for reasons which included the Covid pandemic, the increase in the minimum wage and high business…