Toys 'R' Us bosses have confirmed plans to shut all remaining stores by the end of Apr.

Information technology comes after administrators failed to find a buyer to save the business - which came with a £15million VAT bill.

All branches across the UK are set to close past 24 April - this includes its Babies 'R' Us arm.

In a statement, Moorfields Informational Limited, the consultancy business firm managing Toys 'R' U.s.' demise, said 25 branches would close in March.

This would be followed past 75 more than in April - 12 of which have already closed their doors for good.

What about staff?

Founded in 1985, Toys 'R' The states is ane of the world'southward largest retailers with over 1,500 stores in 33 countries (

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All 2,054 employees have been informed and will be paid up to and including their terminal day of employment, Moorfields Advisory said.

All stores volition continue to trade equally normal until the dates (listed below) with heavy discounts nationwide.

Reductions of up to 70% are at present bachelor throughout stores, with bikes, car seats, strollers and action figures currently on offer at one-half-price. Farther "Director's Specials" deals are available on selected products in stores.

Simon Thomas at Moorfields, said: "We are grateful for the hard work of everybody at Toys 'R' Us' during this extremely difficult and challenging time.

"We are working closely with the 2,000 employees affected past the closures to ensure they receive the support they need for redundancy and other compensatory payments.

"The stores beyond the canton will be open as usual until the last twenty-four hour period of trading and nosotros would encourage shoppers to make the nigh of the great deals on offer. Extended discounts of up to 70% are in place from today and offers are available on some of our best-known brands."

Full list of stores to close and when

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The following stores are set to close in April - with the verbal dates listed beneath. In the interim, trading will go along every bit normal, however gift cards will non be accepted.

If you're shopping in the sale, make sure you know your refund and exchange rights.

Monday 23 Apr

  • Poole

  • Sprucefields

  • Gloucester

  • Enfield

  • Preston

  • Northampton Weston Favell

  • Oldbury

  • Northampton

  • Medway

  • Glasgow Helen St

  • Lincoln

  • Ipswich

  • Luton

  • Leeds

Tuesday 24 April

  • Southampton

  • Belfast Castle Court

  • Swindon

  • Brent Cross

  • Warrington

  • Chester

  • Nottingham

  • Derby

  • Croydon

  • Dundee

  • Norwich

  • Coventry

  • Sheffield

Toys 'R' United states closing downwardly sale: Your rights to buying items

If you are hoping to handbag some bargains in the Toys 'R' United states sales, here are your rights - and how to do then safely.

If yous're ownership goods worth more than £100, it's worth paying (for at least part of it) on credit card so that you're protected nether Section 75.

This means that if your transaction goes wrong, you lot tin can claim the coin back from your bill of fare provider.

Tin can I yet return items?

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Toys 'R' The states are no longer accepting refunds for returns, however, they are processing exchanges. If you change your mind and your particular is unopened - and in a resalable condition - visit your local shop (or a the nearest one still trading) with proof of purchase to bandy it.

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Consumer rights

What volition happen to my loyalty card?

    Toys 'R' Us has written off loyalty and gift cards - this means no new ones are beingness be issued and no coupons are beingness accustomed.

      The detail I have is faulty

      When a business firm goes into administration, you lose your legal right to a faulty item refund.

      However, in this case, Toys 'R' U.s. has said it volition be processing exchanges and refunds for defective appurtenances. If you have a flawed item, you lot're advised to get it sorted sooner rather than subsequently.

      If y'all buy an item in the closing downwardly sale that's later found to exist faulty, you have the post-obit options:

      • Become in store to resolve it ASAP

      • Get in touch with your depository financial institution to merits it back through chargeback. This is the process whereby your banking concern recalls your money from the seller on your behalf. Only human action quickly, explains James Walker at resolver.co.uk - if a firm has already gone bosom it may be too late. Give the debit card provider a call and ask them to charge back the money as soon as possible.

      • If the detail was £100 or more than and you paid on credit, notify your card provider who is jointly responsible for the auction. Y'all tin read more on your Department 75 rights hither.

      • A similar dominion applies if you paid using PayPal - as y'all're covered by its Buyer Protection policy.

      Like credit and debit cards, you can go to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free if yous're unhappy with the outcome of your dispute.

      Y'all can read more on Toys 'R' Us consumer rights, here.