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Branches at The Forge, Glasgow and Craigleith Retail Park, Edinburgh are among the Scottish stores set to close down.

The toy chain appointed Moorfields Advisory to oversee an administration at the end of February.

Scotland has 10 Toys R Us stores facing closure. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

But on Wednesday, staff were told that no buyer has been found for Toys R Us and that all stores will close within the next six weeks.

Moorfields said 75 shops, including ones in Edinburgh, Stirling, Glasgow and Dundee, would stay open “until further notice”, but would close within the next six weeks.

A total of 25 stores earmarked for closure in December as part of a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) to save the firm, are either already shut down, or are to close by tomorrow. Those include branches in Aberdeen, East Kilbride, Kirkcaldy and Livingston.

A statement from Moorfields said that the administrators “remain open to interest from potential buyers for parts of the business”, but added that 67 people had been made redundant at the Company’s head office in Maidenhead earlier today.

Simon Thomas, joint administrator and Partner at Moorfields, said: “We have made every effort to secure a buyer for all or part of the Company’s business. This process attracted some interest, but ultimately no party has been able to move forward with a formal bid prior to the expiration of the stated deadline.

“It is therefore with great regret that we have made the difficult decision to make a number of positions redundant at the Company’s head office in Maidenhead and proceed with a controlled store closure programme. We are grateful for the hard work of Toys “R” Us staff during this very difficult period and will be providing support where we can to those who have been made redundant.”

He added: “All of the remaining 75 Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us stores will remain open until further notice. We’re extending the nationwide discounting programme and would like to encourage customers to take advantage of the special offers available in store while stock levels remain high.”

Full of list Scottish Toys R Us stores expected to close:

Thistle Centre, Stirling

The Forge, Glasgow

Helen Street, Glasgow

Fife Centre, Kirkcaldy

Kingsway Park, Dundee

Mavor Avenue, East Kilbride

Almondvale Retail Park, Livingston

Craigleith Retail Park, Edinburgh

Berryden Road, Aberdeen

Union Square, Aberdeen

In full: The Toys R Us stores closing across Scotland