BDO Stoy Hayward, handling administration for the retail operation, says 160 members of staff have been affected by the closure programme, which came into effect on Monday. 75 stores continue to trade within the chain.

BDO adds its "final negotiations" with a number of parties either looking at the business, which is registered under the name Our Price Entertainment (UK) on leasehold properties. In a statment it adds, "Unfortunately there has been no expression of interest in a number of sites ...