Much-loved fashion retailer with 40 UK stores set to plunge into administrationThe womenswear retailer, which has 40 shops across the UK, has filed a notice of intention to appoint administratorsView 2 Images Fashion chain quiz has said cost-of-living pressures dragged sales and pulled it to a loss (Image: Alamy/PA)Around 1,000 positions at the womenswear chain Quiz could be under threat with the company on the verge of going under. ‌The retailer currently operates 40 outlets throughout the UK and it is believed Quiz has submitted a notice of intention to appoint administrators. ‌This follows two major high street retailers entering administration this month. The Original Factory Shop has collapsed into administration, placing the future of the chain's 137 outlets and 1,180 workers in jeopardy. Claire's, which employs 1,355 people in the UK, went into administration on Monday.