The community is set to say goodbye to a long-standing store as all BHS branches close their doors for good this weekend.

The familiar British Home Stores brand was founded back in 1928 and quickly became a household name but after years of struggle the chain is now winding down its operation.

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Philip Duffy and Benjamin Wiles, Joint Administrators of BHS, informed employees on July 25 the remaining stores will commence closure sales, with the final closing date falling on Sunday August 20.

The Harrow branch based in St Anns Shopping Centre is due to close at 5pm this Sunday – eight days after the official closing date. It is one of the last outlets in the country to shut.

Sir Philip Green, who owned BHS from 2000 until 2015, has been under criticism from MPs for allowing the chain to go into administration.

Sir Philip vowed to sort out the pensions “mess” that followed the collapse of the retailer in May.

At the beginning of August, the two committees - Work and Pensions, and Business, Innovation and Skills - accused the entrepreneur of seeking to blame anyone but himself for the firm's failure.

Some members of staff have been working at the store for almost 30 years but others have only been there as a summer job whilst they study.

The collapse is the biggest in the British retail sector since the demise of Woolworths, and brings with it more than 11,000 job losses.