Woolworths' remaining 200 stores will close for the last time at the end of the business day.
Woolworths' last 200 UK stores have closed their doors for good, leaving more than 27,000 people unemployed.
Most of its UK outlets have already shut with at least 150 of the 807 shops ending trading on 30 December.
The firm's 807 British outlets have been closing in stages since the end of December following clearance sales.
Another 200 stores opened for the final time on Saturday morning after a one-day reprieve by the High Street chain's administrator Deloitte.
Tuesday was the final day for the remaining 200 stores, following a one-day reprieve by the High Street chain's administrator, Deloitte.
Woolworths went into administration in November with debts of £385m, and Deloitte was unable to find a buyer.
Woolworths went into administration in November with debts of £385m and Deloitte was unable to find a buyer.
Deloitte is now continuing negotiations to sell off individual sites, with stores in prime High Street locations expected to be reopened by other businesses.
Deloitte is now continuing negotiations to sell off individual sites, with stores in prime High Street locations expected to be reopened by other businesses.
The administrator has held talks with other retailers to take on the leases of around 300 Woolworths stores and hopes to sell off the Ladybird children's clothes and Chad Valley toys brands.
Woolworths' store in Liverpool closes its doors for the final time
High-profile casualty
It has held talks with other retailers about taking on the leases of around 300 Woolworths stores and hopes to sell off the Ladybird children's clothes and Chad Valley toys brands.
The stores have been closing in stages through late December after selling off stock and fixtures and fittings at discount prices.
Shopworkers' union Usdaw said it was contacting companies who may be buying empty Woolworths stores, recommending they prioritise applications from the chain's redundant staff.
The first wave of closures included branches in Prestwick, Liverpool, Llandudno, Sutton Coldfield and Gateshead.
The union said it was also working with other organisations to ensure the staff had the best chance of re-employment.
General Secretary John Hannett said: "The union will also be in contact with local colleges, which will be offering free Skills for Life training.
"We will be providing as much support as necessary and would recommend all Woolworths staff to use JobCentre Plus and Next Steps to find alternative employment." We are all happy while we are getting the bargains but we won't be so pleased when all the other shops are wiped out too Patricia DouglasShopper
The store closures follow a clearance sale which saw stock and fixtures and fittings being sold at discount prices.
Customers were able to buy items such as staff lockers and the metal baskets they were filling up with bargains.
Customers were able to buy items such as staff lockers and the metal baskets they were filling up with bargains.
The last 200 shops were expected to cease trading on Monday but Deloitte extended the deadline by a day to allow remaining stock to be sold and allow final arrangements to be made.
As Glasgow's Argyll Street store closed one shopper said she had picked up bottles of water for 4p, with another saying that despite buying some DVDs and CDs for "pennies" it was a "sad day".
The chain - whose first British store was opened by American FW Woolworth in Liverpool in 1909 - is the most high-profile UK High Street casualty of the economic downturn, leaving 27,000 workers facing redundancy.
Professor Alan Wilson, from the city's Strathclyde Business School, said one reason Woolworths did not survive was because it didn't offer the quality of some other stores.
Woolworths ran into trouble this year after struggling under the weight of its debt.
"And it couldn't offer the prices that the discount stores such as Primark, Lidl and others could actually offer," he added.
In the Lichfield store Patricia Douglas, 58, said shoppers had squabbled over the final bargains.
Mrs Douglas, from Hopwas, Staffordshire, said: "It is so sad to see the shop like this.Many devastated staff had worked for Woolworths for years
"Woolworths used to be the heart of Lichfield. It was the heart of every high street.
"We are all happy while we are getting the bargains but we won't be so pleased when all the other shops are wiped out too," she added.
The administrator would not confirm how much money had been raised by the sale but many stores have been cleared out by shoppers.
The chain's first British store was opened by American Frank W Woolworth in Liverpool in 1909.
The city's branch shut at midday on Tuesday, as the manager said there was nothing left to sell.
Empty shelves
Edna Sherman, 62, from Everton, Liverpool, was one of the last customers allowed inside.
She said: "People in there are fighting to get at empty shelves, there is nothing left.
"I've been shopping at Woolies all my life. I remember going to the pick and mix when I was a girl and lately I would buy clothes for my grandchildren.
"There was always a bargain to be had at Woolies, I just don't understand where it all went wrong."
Woolworths is the most high-profile UK High Street casualty of the economic downturn and ran into trouble this year after struggling under the weight of its debt.
Its problems were compounded when it was forced to pay cash while buying goods from suppliers because trade credit insurers were no longer prepared to cover its suppliers.
Its problems were compounded when it was forced to pay cash while buying goods from suppliers because trade credit insurers were no longer prepared to cover its suppliers.
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