On Monday afternoon, a news alert flashed on my phone that informed me of the sad news that all 400 branches will be gone by early October. It left me feeling a sense of urgency to visit and say my goodbyes before it was gone. Autumn Statement: Workers to pay less in national insurance – but rate cuts don't offset the freezing of personal tax thresholds In a swift turn of events, Tesco bought out the Paperchase brand and intellectual property. But that didn't include the 106 physical stores across the UK operated by the high street retailer. Unfortunately, despite a comprehensive sales process, no viable offers were received for the company, or its business and assets, on a going concern basis. The joint administrators will continue trading the company’s operations in the short-term, with all stores remaining open and trading as normal.”

Martin Lewis: What the Autumn Statement means for you – including wages, benefits, pensions, ISAs, national insurance and more The administrators said: “On January 31, Mark Fry, Kirstie Provan and Gary Shankland, of Begbies Traynor, were appointed as joint administrators of Aspen Phoenix Newco Limited, which trades as Paperchase. NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Ulster Bank, which are all part of the NatWest Group, will now shut at least 172 of their bank branches in 2023 and 2024. However, there has been significant interest in the Paperchase brand and attendant intellectual property. Drake Circus mall has seen quite a churn of tenants recently. Just last week clothing giant Levi’s opened its first standalone store in Plymouth on the upper mall. The 169-year-old company took over the unit left empty when Paperchase moved out.David’s Bridal’s extensive closing down sale will commence withat least 40% offeverything in-store. Wedding Dress. Credits: Unsplash.

It meant the shops were under threat of closure. It now appears Derby's branch, on Level 2 of the Derbion shopping centre, will be closing down after sales posters were spotted plastered on the store's windows yesterday (Saturday, February 11).However, the mall has seen empty units fill up too, with Superdrug opening a large outlet on the Ground floor in October 2022 and Bubble Ci-tea arriving shortly afterwards in the unit next to iSmart. Men’s fashion brand Suit Direct opened on the first floor in June.

NatWest, RBS and Ulster Bank to close at least 172 branches in 2023/24 – here's the full list, plus alternatives Paperchase has started an "everything must go" closing down sale at its Derbion store . The stationery chain appointed an insolvency firm to deal with its books on January 31. In 2022 the British Land-owned Drake Circus mall had its busiest Christmas since before the Covid pandemic. The British Land-owned complex saw footfall jump 44% on Covid hit 2021 - and 10% on pre-pandemic 2019.Customers with gift cards for Paperchase are urged to spend them as soon as possible. An official closing date for the Derbion store has not yet been announced. Both employees and self-employed workers will pay less in National Insurance from next year, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced in today's Autumn Statement. Jan Marchant, managing director of home and clothing at Tesco, said: "Paperchase is a well-loved brand by so many, and we're proud to bring it to Tesco stores across the UK. The business is not making money and has not done for a couple of years - you can not go on like that forever and we want to come to an end in a controlled way.

Autumn Statement: State pension confirmed to rise by 8.5% from April 2024 – while some benefits will go up by 6.7% Mr Pearson told the Oxford Mail in November: “This is not a decision we have taken lightly - it is very much a last resort.At a briefing in August we told staff that in 2020 we would either be closing or making significant changes resulting in redundancies. Customers can expect to find a huge range of discounts and bargains as everything has been reduced and must go. Part of the Boswells building - the Broad Street side - is leased from the city council and it is understood that the lease runs until 2059.