Shoppers were taking advantage of Wilko’s closing down sale as the Worcester store entered its final day of trading on Sunday (September 17).

The High Street shop shuts its doors for the final time today - and there were plenty of people looking to grab a last-minute bargain.

Armando Goncalves said he had come down to the store to do just that.

“It’s really sad though,” he said.

“I’ve been a regular shopper here, I’ve come here lots of times - I used to work just down the road in Cathedral Square.”

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It was revealed earlier this week that Worcester’s Wilko store is to become a Poundland.

The discount retailer’s owner Pepco agreed a deal to buy 71 Wilko stores following the collapse of the high street chain.

Wilko employed 12,500 staff and ran 400 shops before calling in administrators PwC last month.

Staff are all likely to be made redundant in the coming weeks, as all Wilko stores are to shut by early October.

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But there is some hope for workers at stores bought by Poundland - it has said it will “prioritise” existing Wilko staff for roles when the shops are reopened under the Poundland brand.

Poundland expects to complete new lease agreements on the store in “early autumn” and to open stores by the end of the year.

Barry Williams, managing director of Poundland, said: “In the coming weeks we will work quickly with landlords so we can open these stores as Poundland’s with the new ranges that have been pivotal to our recent development.

“Once that process is complete, we will ensure a significant number of the Wilko colleagues will join our Poundland team.”

PwC has said the final day for workers at Worcester’s Wilko will be Tuesday, September 19.

Meanwhile, Droitwich's store in St Andrew's Square is set to close on Thursday, September 21, with the final day for employees on Friday, September 22.