MORE than 8,000 jobs were on the line today after Clinton Cards became the latest casualty of the high street spending slump.

The group, which is the UK's biggest specialist cards retailer and operates 628 Clintons and 139 Birthdays stores including five in Gwent, collapsed into administration after failing to find a buyer for all or parts of the business.

Administrators at Zolfo Cooper said the group had made losses of £130 million since 2004 and it was "likely that a number of stores would need to be closed to make the business financially viable’’.