BHS will disappear from the high street on Sunday when the last remaining stores pull down their shutters for the final time.
It will mark the end of the 88 year-old chain, which was established in Brixton by a group of US entrepreneurs aiming to emulate Woolworths’ success.
The retailer enjoyed plenty of good times, but suffered in recent years from the lack of a distinct offer, tired-looking stores and competition from value rivals such as Primark.
It collapsed into administration in April, as first revealed by Retail Week, before being wound down because a suitable buyer could not be found.
Former owner Sir Philip Green, who ran the chain between 2000 and 2015, has come under intense pressure over his handling of the business, its pensions deficit and his decision to sell BHS for £1 to multiple bankrupt Dominic Chappell for £1.
Green and Chappell both gave evidence to a parliamentary inquiry into the collapse of the chain, which led MPs to brand Green the “unacceptable face of capitalism”.
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