Iceland announces more closures with one store shutting its doors in days

2023-07-24

The Iceland store in Swansea City Centre, Wales, will be permanently closing its doors on Saturday, July 29, 2023.

Other branches, such as the Iceland store on Cowden High Street, in Fife, will also shut down this summer, but luckily, the company recently announced new openings will take place later this year.

The retailer opened a new store in Kendal, Cumbria, last month and new sites will soon be opened in Slough and Aberdeen.

Since the beginning of the year, 11 Iceland branches have been shut down due to changes in “local shopping patterns” or because “shop leases expire”.

Executive chairman of Iceland Foods, Richard Walker, explained that although the company has a total of 500 branches and 153 Food Warehouse sites across the UK, “a small number of store closures happen every year”.

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Iceland stores closing this summer:

St David’s Place, Swansea – closing on July 29
Cowden High Street, Fife – closing on August 12
Llanelli, Wales – closing on September 2
Grange Road, Birkenhead – closing on September 16
Market Shopping Centre, Crewe – closing on September 16

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Richard Walker explained: “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 10 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. Customers can find their closest Iceland and The Food Warehouse stores www.iceland.co.uk/store-finder.”

Iceland is a very popular supermarket that first opened in 1970 selling mainly frozen foods and ready meals. Over the years, the store has become a favourite of many households due to its affordable prices and daily deals and offers.

Iceland stores already closed this year:

Mill Lane, Bromsgrove – closed on February 25
Chineham Shopping Centre in Basingstoke – closed on February 25
White Rose Centre, Rhyl – closed on March 14
South Street, Newport, Isle of Wight – closed on March 25
St Catherine’s Place, Bedminster, Bristol – closed on March 25
Deiniol Centre, Bangor – closed on March 27
Newport, Wales – closed on April 22
Marygate, Berwick – closed on April 22
Hexham – closed on April 22
Flint, Wales – closed on May 27
Beccles, Suffolk – closed on June 17