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Emma Munbodh & Gemma Jaleel

Mothercare products will be available to buy in Boots after stores close

The Mothercare brand is making a return to the high street a month after collapse following a new deal with Boots .

The collapsed firm has extended its long-standing partnership with Boots and the company will now be selling Mothercare-branded pushchairs, car seats, clothing, home and travel products at its stores across the UK.

The product range, which will likely involve surplus stock from its 79 store closures, will be available in selected stores and at www.boots.com online from mid 2020 reports The Mirror .

Mark Newton-Jones, CEO of Mothercare , confirmed that they were delighted with the news.

He said: "In Boots, another much loved British heritage brand, we believe that Mothercare has found the right home in the UK.

"Boots is at the heart of one of the largest healthcare businesses in the world, and Mothercare will fit in as the specialist brand for parents and young children in both Boots stores and online.

"We know the team at Boots well from our successful Mini Club partnership which has been established over many years, and we now look forward to working in an even stronger collaboration with the Boots team for the future."

(Reach Plc)

Mothercare went into administration in November after suffering a £36.3m loss last year under a controversial company voluntary arrangement (CVA) which sparked its demise.

The company appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to manage its stock and store count and later confirmed 79 store closures and 2,869 job losses.

However, Mothercare continues to trade overseas saying its 1,000 stores in 40 countries are all safe.

In a statement, bosses said that the chain's UK operations were no longer "capable of returning to a level of structural profitability".

It later wrote off thousands of gift cards and said refunds and exchanges are no longer being accepted.

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