Major supermarket to close TWO stores this month – is one shutting near you?
A MAJOR supermarket is to shut more stores within weeks following a string of closures.
Iceland has already shut the doors on more than half a dozen shops, with more closures on the way.
The next closure will be the Iceland branch in Hitchin town centre on Saturday, June 10 at 4pm.
This will be followed by the Beccles branch in Suffolk, which is set to close on June 17.
Several stores closed for good earlier this year, including branches in Bromsgrove, Basingstoke and Rhyl.
Three stores in Newport, Berwick and Hexham closed in April .
It comes as a number of big retailers look to close branches as they struggle with high energy costs and soaring inflation.
Richard Walker, Executive Chairman of Iceland Foods, told Mail Online: “Across Iceland and The Food Warehouse we have a portfolio of over UK 1,000 stores, and our retail estate has grown by nearly 200 stores over the last ten years.
“We typically open more than 20 new stores each year, creating many new jobs and contributing to the growth of local economies.
“At the same time, we continually review the retail experience offered to our customers and have always made a small number of store closures every year, as local shopping patterns change and shop leases expire.
“The business is currently trading very strongly, achieving record market shares.”
It comes after a high street retailer launched a huge discount sale before disappearing from the high street.
And Marks & Spencer will permanently shut 10 of its stores and relocate another more shops later this year.