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Nottingham Post
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Jack Thurlow

Ex-Apprentice star Fran Bishop's Mansfield shop available to takeover after liquidation

The lease of one of ex-Apprentice star Fran Bishop's Pud clothing shops is available to take on. The shop at the Four Seasons Shopping Centre, Mansfield, was one of several which have closed down in recent months.

A statement on The Pud Store website confirmed last year the business had entered liquidation. The lease of the former shop in Mansfield has since been listed on Rightmove.

Unit 45 at the shopping centre, in Quaker Way, measures 1,382sqft. And it is available on a long-term lease for any potential suitors.

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Fran also had Pud clothing shops in Newark and Doncaster. The notice on the firm's website said the company had "ceased trading" and was "taking steps to enter into liquidation"

The Pud Store was launched in 2015 and had grown into a well known independent children's and nursery clothing retailer. In addition to its three stores, it also operated a warehouse in Ealand, North Lincolnshire.

The Pud Store was based in the Four Seasons Shopping Centre, in Mansfield. (Rightmove)

In a series of tweets, Fran said she was sorry she "couldn't finish what I started" following the liquidation. But she added the liquidation was "the beginning of something new".

She appeared on BBC One show The Apprentice in 2016. She finished in third place.

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