A MAJOR high street chain has closed dozens of stores after collapsing into administration.
All of Paperchase’s branches are set to close forever and some shops have already shut their doors for good, The Sun can reveal.
AlamySome Paperchase branches are to begin closing within days[/caption]
It comes after the retailer fell into administration in February after it failed to find a buyer.
Supermarket giant Tesco stepped up to buy the rights to the brand, but not its shops.
Administrators later confirmed that all of the stores would close as a result with 900 jobs at risk.
The Sun found that stores in major cities including London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds have now closed for good.
Plus all concession stands in Next and Selfridges stores have also shut.
Meanwhile, more Paperchase stores are set to close forever in the coming days.
Paperchase in Oxford’s Westgate Centre is expected to close on April 1, according to The Oxford Mail.
A member of staff told the Mail that they had “about a week left at most” of trading.
The Paperchase store at the Overgate Shopping Centre in Dundee will close at the end of the month, The Courier reported.
The Sun has contacted administrator Begbies Traynor for comment and we will update this story when we hear back.
But the group previously told The Sun that the exact closure date for each branch will vary and depend on how much stock is left to sell.
Below is a full list of Paperchase stores that have already closed, including concessions:
ArnottsBasingstoke BelfastBuryBirmingham SelfridgesBishops StortfordCambridgeChesterColchesterDundrumEdinburgh MoringsideForestsideMeadowhallNewburyPerthPeterboroughSailsburySevenoaksSilverburnSt AndrewsSt Pancras StationTrafford Centre SelfridgesWandsworthWattingtonWhiteley VillageWhite Rose, LeedsWorcesterYork OutletNext Aintree – closed Next Birmingham Junction 9 – closedNext Bolton – closed Next Bournemouth – closedNext Camberley – closedNext Crawley – closed Next Enfield – closedNext Gloucester – closedNext Handforth Dean Next Hanley Next Ipswich Next Kirkcaldy Next London Colney Next Luton Next Maidstone Next Manchester ArndaleNext Norwich Next Oxford StreetNext PlymouthNext Selly OakNext Shoreham Next Solihull Next Straiton Next Wolverhamptom Next York
The stores featured in the list below are currently still open:
AltrinchamBathBatterseaBerkhamstedBeverleyBirmingham Grand CentralBirmingham New StBishopsgateBury St EdmundsByres RoadCanterbury Cardiff St DavidsCheapsideChelmsford Cheshire OaksChichester Chiswick Cribbs CausewayDerby DundeeDurham Edinburgh ExeterFinchley RoadGlasgow BuchananGuernseyGuildfordHarrogateHenley on ThamesHerefordHitchinIslingtonJerseyKings Cross Station Kingston LakesideLeamington SpaLeeds Commercial StreetLeicester LewesLincoln London BridgeMaidstone ManchesterMarble ArchMerry Hill Metro CentreNewcastleNorthcote RoadNottingham OxfordPlymouth Putney RingwoodRushdean LakesSheffieldSolihull Southampton StainesSt AlbansSt Pancras CircleStreet OutletSwindon Taunton TelfordTunbridge WellsVictoria Station Walton on ThamesWaterloo Station WatfordWimbledon WinchesterWindsorWokingYork
The stationer launched a major closing down sale which initially started with 20% off before being hiked to 50%.
Some customers have even spotted their local shop selling store fixtures and fittings.
It comes after Paperchase stopped trading online in mid-February.
For now, the majority of stores remain open as the retailer continues to heavily discount and get rid of its remaining stock.
You can find your nearest Paperchase using the store locator on its website or you can order home directly.
Remember that all stock will be subject to availability.
The company opened its first store in 1968 in Kensington, London.
It comes as nearly 15,000 jobs have been axed since the start of the year as dozens of retailers collapsed or were restructured.
Retailers have been feeling the pinch since the pandemic while shoppers are cutting back spending due to soaring inflation.
From the Scottish clothing brand M&Co to the wellies store Joules, a number of familiar brands went bust in 2022.
We’ve listed all of the shops and chains closing down this year.
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