The future of the Debenhams store in Cardiff is still uncertain after the company started a liquidation process last month.
The company fell into administration last April and had been hoping to find a buyer for the 242-year-old department store chain.
However, in December, JD Sports - the last remaining bidder for the company - confirmed it had pulled out of talks about a possible rescue of Debenhams following the collapse of Arcadia, putting 12,000 jobs at risk at the department store.
Arcadia, famed for brands including Dorothy Perkins, Burton and Wallis and Topshop, confirmed it had fallen into administration in November.
On Thursday, January 14, Debenhams announced that six stores across the UK would not reopen after lockdown affecting more than 300 jobs.
However, a representative from the company has been unable to confirm the long-term future of the Cardiff branch.
Despite the national lockdown currently in place in Wales which prohibits non-essential retail stores from opening, a Debenhams representative says their intention is to reopen as many stores as possible to complete the stock liquidation post-lockdown.
The Debenhams Cardiff branch is located in St David's Centre in the city centre and is a prominent fixture of the retail sector in the capital.
Since the news of the winding down of the chain, the department store launched a massive clearance sale, which has led to "exceptional" demand online. You can read more about the massive crowds and virtual queue here.
Before the national lockdown was introduced by the Welsh Government on December 20, the Cardiff store had been offering a huge closing down sale throughout the store.
Despite operating in the capital for centuries, Debenhams was one of the anchor stores considered when developing the St Davids Centre in 2007.
Last year, early in the first national lockdown, the retailer warned that its Cardiff store was one of four Debenhams branches in Wales which could close for good because they did not qualify for emergency business rates relief.
However, it is thought that a number of councils agreed to defer rates on the sites at risk.
Geoff Rowley of FRP Advisory, joint administrator to Debenhams and Partner at FRP, said in a statement announcing the liquidation in December: "All reasonable steps were taken to complete a transaction that would secure the future of Debenhams.
"However, the economic landscape is extremely challenging and, coupled with the uncertainty facing the UK retail industry, a viable deal could not be reached.
"The decision to move forward with a closure programme has been carefully assessed and, while we remain hopeful that alternative proposals for the business may yet be received, we deeply regret that circumstances force us to commence this course of action.
"We are very grateful for the efforts of the management team and staff who have worked so hard throughout the most difficult of circumstances to keep the business trading."
