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11,000 jobs are now likely to be lost across the country.
One of the first stores to shut on Thursday was the Surrey Quays store in South East London, according to ITV. The broadcaster reports that one unnamed staffer said: "Oh f**k" when told of the news.
Surrey Quays happens to be my local store and I visited last month just after BHS fell into administration to try and see why it was in trouble.
What I found was an unloved, drab store with a confused pitch that suggests BHS failed to move with the times on pricing and fashion.
Check it out below.