More than 3,000 Toys R Us employees are expected to lose their job nationwide as the chain prepares to close all of its branches.
Closing down sales appeared at the Surrey and London shops after the retailer announced it was going into administration at the end of February , but the future of the stores was still uncertain.
However, on Wednesday (March 14) staff were told that no buyer had been found and every one of Toys R Us's 100 branches would close within a six weeks, administrator Moorfields Advisory Ltd said.
It added that it has been necessary to make 67 redundancies at the Toys R Us head office in Maidenhead.
Simon Thomas, joint administrator and partner at Moorfields, said: “ We have made every effort to secure a buyer for all or part of the company’s business.
"This process attracted some interest, but ultimately no party has been able to move forward with a formal bid prior to the expiration of the stated deadline.
“It is therefore with great regret that we have made the difficult decision to make a number of positions redundant at the company’s head office in Maidenhead and proceed with a controlled store closure programme.
"We are grateful for the hard work of Toys “R” Us staff during this very difficult period and will be providing support where we can to those who have been made redundant.
“All of the remaining 75 Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores will remain open until further notice.
"We’re extending the nationwide discounting programme and would like to encourage customers to take advantage of the special offers available in store while stock levels remain high.”
The closure programme for the remaining stores is expected to take approximately six weeks to complete with further announcements to follow.
Moorfields said that the stock discounting programme is the "most comprehensive" toy and baby discount scheme in the UK, with many 30% reductions available.
Stores that remain open until further notice are as follows:
The Lanes Shopping Centre, Carlisle
Craigleith Retail Park, Edinburgh
Glasgow The Forge, Glasgow
Helen Street, Glasgow
Thistle Marches Shopping Centre, Stirling
Metro Retail Park, Gateshead
The Kingsway Park, Dundee
The Bridges Shopping Centre, Sunderland
Teesside Retail Park, Teesside
Castle Court Shopping Centre, Belfast
Deepdale Retail Park, Preston
The Mall, Blackburn
Sprucefield Park, Lisburn
Union Square, Aberdeen
Gelderd Road, Leeds
Paisley Street, Liverpool
Europa Boulevard, Warrington
Central Retail Park, Manchester
Ings Road, Wakefield
Peel Centre Trading Park, Stockport
Chester Retail Park, Chester
Broughton Retail Park, Broughton
Frenchgate Shopping Centre, Doncaster
Meadowhall Retail Park, Sheffield
Kingston Park, Hull
Spire Walk Business Park, Chesterfield
Festival Park, Stoke-on-Trent
St. Peter's Retail Park, Mansfield
Queens Retail Park, Stafford
Wyvern Way, Derby
The Sidings, Lincoln
Victoria Centre, Nottingham
Riverside Park, Nottingham
Merry Hill Retail Centre, Dudley
Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury
Highcross Shopping Centre, Leicester
Oakenshaw Road, Solihull
Cross Point Business Park, Coventry
Bourges Boulevard, Peterborough
Weston Favell Centre, Northampton
Towcester Road, Northampton
Castle Quay Shopping Centre, Banbury
St Ann Road, Gloucester
The Leisure Plaza, Milton Keynes
Interchange Retail Park, Bedford
Parc Tawe, Swansea
Botley Road, Oxford
Cribbs Causeway, Bristol
Queens Arcade, Cardiff
Westwick Street, Norwich
Oxford Road, Swindon
Gipsy Lane, Luton
Roaring Meg, Stevenage
Eden Shopping Centre, High Wycombe
Queensgate Centre, Harlow
Intu Uxbridge Shopping Centre, Uxbridge
Reading Gateway, Reading
Great Cambridge Road, Enfield
Brent Cross, Brent Cross
London Road, Ipswich
Elmsleigh Shopping Centre, Staines Upon Thames
Whiteleys Shopping Centre, Bayswater, London
Newbury Park, Ilford
Church Street, Woking
Priory Retail Park, Colliers Wood, London
Bell Green Retail Park, Sydenham
Southernhay, Basildon
Trojan Way, Croydon
Shopping Centre, Bromley
Lakeside Retail Park, Thurrock
Western Esplanade, Southampton
Horsted Retail Park, Medway
Nuffield, Poole
Ocean Park, Portsmouth
Goldstone Retail Park, Brighton
