200 more Woolworths stores closed today after being given a one-day reprieve by administrators.
The outlets were due to shut yesterday but Deloitte pushed the closures back a day to give the stores more time to clear their remaining stock.
The final closure deadline for the retailer has also been delayed by a day, with the remaining 200 stores now set to close on 6 January.
A spokesman for Deloitte said there were two reasons for delaying the closures.
‘One, stock levels - there's still some stock remaining. Two, workload - it's a big logistical exercise. The remaining dates were delayed to allow time for the final arrangements to be made,’ the spokesman said.
More than half the UK stores have already shut down.
At least 150 of the retailer's 807 outlets held their last day of trading on 30 December, with everything, including the fixtures and fittings, on sale at discount prices.
The firm's collapse leaves 27,000 workers facing redundancy.
