But the grocer has not acquired the chain's 106 shops in the UK and Ireland, leaving the future of 820 staff in doubt. Paperchase's administrators, Begbies Traynor, said 75 workers at its head ...

Nearly 5,000 stores shut across Britain last year after retailers including Wilko, Paperchase and Lloyds pharmacy shut their doors. But there was a rise in new stores opened by UK chains like Greggs.

The chain, which is 50 years old, has 106 stores in the UK and Ireland and 820 staff. Paperchase confirmed that it had hired Begbies Traynor and consultants PwC to advise it after Sky News first ...