Major coffee chain with 2,000 branches to shut another site after wave of closures
A MAJOR coffee chain with more than 2,000 sites is shutting another of its sites.
Costa Coffee is pulling down the shutters on one of its cafes in just a few weeks, following a wave of closures.
The coffee giant has closed six stores over the last few months.
One of the sites which closed will reopen after a renovation, and another branch has been relocated.
A further store will also pull down its shutters for a final time today, bringing the total closed to seven.
While an eighth cafe is scheduled to close in a week’s time.
Costa has now confirmed to The Sun that it will be closing the doors for a final time on another locations
The branch in Church Street, Malvern, in Worcestershire, will shut to customers for good on November 17.
The site will remain open until then and is operating as normal.
Customers looking their next caffeine fix will need to head over to the next closest shop in Roman Way instead.
A spokesperson for Costa said: “The Costa Coffee store on Church Street in Malvern will close for trade on the November 17, 2023.
“Customers can continue to enjoy their favourite Costa coffees in Malvern on Roman Way.”
Coffee lovers have taken to social media in recent days to complain of the closure.
One said: “Good grief, what’s happening to our town apparently Costa in town closing, and just seen that Superdrug are closing at lot of the stores.”
Another wrote: “Malvern is dying such a shame it used to be a wonderful place in the early 70s.”
And a third said: “I’m not surprised about Costa as every time I walk past it is empty.
“Another blow to the town.”
The coffee chain, which has more than 2,000 sites across the UK, has closed the doors on four more of its shops over the past few months.
Its shop in the Coliseum retail park in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, closed on June 3.
Back on June 5 its site in Welch Way, Witney, pulled the shutters down, with customers being directed to other nearby stores.
The chain also shut up shop at its Wigan town centre branch on June 25 this year.
Last month on July 9 Costa in Five Rise shopping centre in Bingley also shut, with coffee lovers being directed to the nearby Keighley branch.
Meanwhile, two of the chain’s sites have closed but will reopen later this year.
One in Worcester has now moved a few doors down and will reopen today.
Another cafe in Lowestoft’s North Quay retail park in Suffolk closed its doors on July 23.
The chain is treating the shop to a whole new look and it will be reopening later this year.
It will have a new interior and a whole new drive-thru lane added to it.
It will then reopen later this year, with all staff being redeployed at nearby sites until then.
The chain’s Oakham branch, in the East Midlands, will pull down its shutters for a final time today.
And, Costa in West Bridgford, near Nottingham, will close in the following week on September 22.
Costa says it regularly reviews its store estate across the UK to ensure it’s right for its communities and teams.
This can include the closing or renovation of existing stores, or the opening of new stores.
Food and drink chains in general have been suffering in recent months as the cost of living has led to fewer people spending on eating out.
Businesses had been struggling to bounce back after the pandemic, only to be hit with soaring energy bills and inflation.
Multiple chains have been affected, resulting in big name brands like Wetherspoons and Frankie & Benny’s closing branches.
Back in January, burger chain Byron Burger collapsed into administration resulting in the loss of over 200 jobs.
Prezzo, the Italian chain, also revealed plans to shut 46 restaurants back in April as a result of soaring energy and food costs, putting 810 jobs at risk.
Although some chains have managed to persevere, like Greggs which plans to open 150 new sites by the end of the year.
Bakery chains Wenzel’s the Bakers and Patisserie Valerie are opening 11 branches between them in the coming months too.
Meanwhile, another huge coffee chain with over 600 UK branches has closed its doors “after many years of serving customers”.
Plus, two family favourite restaurant chains have been sold in a move that will affect 75 locations.
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