Retailer Pumpkin Patch will close after no buyer was found for the company. All remaining Pumpkin Patch stores will stay open until at least the end of the year. However, Pumpkin Patch's head office is being immediately restructured and 63 people are losing their jobs this week. Gift vouchers will be honoured only while stock remains available.
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