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Wilko will close 37 stores after trading on Monday September 25, a further 37 on Wednesday September 27 and another 37 on Friday September 29.

Administrators at PwC have sought to sell off Wilko’s assets in recent weeks, including its brand and shops, after failing to secure a rescue deal.

Here's the full list of stores that are set to be saved.

It means redundancies now look likely for all 12,500 staff at the historic high street chain.

Around 1,000 Wilko jobs are at risk at shops bought by the rival retailer in a deal earlier this week.

The GMB union, which represents more than 3,000 of Wilko’s 12,500 staff, said it met with administrators on Tuesday morning.

The retailer tumbled into administration last week, putting the future of its 400 shops and 12,500 workers at risk.

The budget retailer, which has more than 400 stores across the UK, told staff it has hired administrators from PwC.

Wilko, which has about 400 shops and employs 12,000 people, filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators at the High Court on Thursday.