Most of the shops were shut but I came across one of those Tie Rack outlets.

As I walked through it I read the names of some of the shops: Burger King, Baker's Oven, Benetton, Next, Miss Selfridge, Top Shop, Ciro Citterio, Goldsmiths, Barclays, Lloyds, TSB, Tie Rack, Druckers.

The troubled business, with 90 shops across the UK, is the latest in a string of high street names including Tie Rack, Blockbuster and Barratts shoes to go bust.

More big chains are set to call in administrators following the collapse of big names such as Blockbuster, Barratts, Tie Rack and Comet and despite the improvement in the economy, says CRR boss Professor Joshua Bamfield.

As Tie Rack call in administrators, CRAIG McQUEEN looks at the big names that have vanished from our high streets and talks to two retail experts about what lies ahead

Tie Rack once had shops in 31 countries, including America, Spain and Canada.

LOSS-MAKING retailer Tie Rack is to start closing its remaining 44 UK stores today - threatening up to 200 jobs.

TIE RACK is offering 25 per cent off everything until May 7.

com, which is open for members only, has labels like Armani, FCUK, Christian Audigier, Fitch, Ed Hardy, Cerruti, CK, Benetton, American Eagle, Hollister, Cadini, Tie Rack of London along with leading Indian designers like Ritu Kumar, Rina Dhaka and Ashish Soni.

Also showing off their latest collections were Sebry R at Morgan Arcade; Pavilion at Wharton Street; Leia at St David's; and Moda in Pelle, Tie Rack, Phase Eight, Accessorize and Jaeger at Capitol Shopping Centre.