Beleaguered mobile phone retailer Phones 4u is to close 362 stores, with the loss of nearly 1,700 jobs, administrators said tonight.
A further 720 staff have been retained to assist with the closure programme, PwC said.
It comes after Phones 4u went into administration last week following network operator EE's decision not to renew its contract.
The jobs of 900 Phones 4u employees will be saved after Vodafone said it would buy 140 stores run by the retailer, which fell into administration earlier this week.
The network operator said it was approached by the Phones 4u administrator and decided to make an offer for the 140 stores, which was accepted. "Subject to court approval, we will start engaging with these employees and begin the rebranding of the stores to Vodafone as soon as possible," the company said.
However, 628 head office and telesales staff have been made redundant today by the administrators.
Dixons Carphone said on Wednesday it would take on 800 Phones 4u staff who worked in concessions in Currys/PC World stores. That still meant that almost 4,000 of the chain's 5,600 staff were set to lose their jobs.
The retailer collapsed after all three main network operators stopped dealing with the reseller.
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