Argos reveals dates of more store closures as 100 shops face the axe

2023-07-17

Argos reveals dates of more store closures with 100 shops across the UK facing the axe over the next year

The popular retailer has already closed all its stores in the Republic of Ireland

Argos has revealed which shops it will be axing as part of sweeping plans to close 100 stores this year.

The catalogue retailer, owned by Sainsbury’s, has already shut four stores across England – and a further 34 in the Republic of Ireland.

The plan is part of Argos’s bid to close 100 high street outlets between now and 2024 as it seeks to expand its presence inside supermarkets.

Now the homeware giant has confirmed the dates pf some of the latest stores closing next month, with the first to shut being Grimsby Alexandria Argos, which will relocate to Sainsbury’s between August 9 and 10.

Next in the firing line is the Scunthorpe Argos, which is due to relocate on August 15 and 16, reports The Sun.

More Argos stores are set to close down next month amid plans for 100 to shut within the next year (File image)

The full list of stores already closed in the UK and those Argos shops set to close next month

The retailer’s store in St Stephen’s shopping centre, Hull, will close on August 8. But a new branch in Sainsbury’s Hessle will open the following day on August 9.

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Argos stores which are closing include:

St Stephen’s Shopping Centre, Hull, August 8
Alexandra Retail Park, Grimsby – August 9
Lakeside Retail Park, Scunthorpe (August 15/16)
Riverside, Norwich – date TBC
Park Plaza, Bridgend – date TBC
Cardiff Bay – date TBC
Newport Road, Cardiff – date TBC

Stores which have already closed this year are:

Coventry City Arcade – January 7
Nottingham City Centre – January 14
Coatbridge Lanarkshire – March 11
Birkenhead Pyramids Shopping Centre – March 22
All stores in the Republic of Ireland – June 24

Other store closures have been announced for next month, but an exact date for when these will happen has not been released.

This is the full list of planned closures for August:

St Stephen’s Shopping Centre, Hull (August 8)
Grimsby (August 9/10)
Scunthorpe (August 15/16)
Riverside, Norwich (August)
Parc Plaza, Bridgend (August)
Cardiff Bay (August)
Newport Road, Cardiff (August)

The chain has shut 45 branches in the last 12 months up to March this year, while opening 25 branches inside Sainsbury’s stores in the same period.

A total of 30 Argos stores are set to open inside Sainsbury’s supermarkets – leaving 70 locations without direct replacements.

Argos aims to have between 430 and 460 stores and between 450 and 500 Argos collection points inside Sainsbury’s supermarkets by March 2024.

It comes after many retailers have struggled since the Covid pandemic – while shoppers have tightened their purse strings due to rising inflation.

Iceland has shut its doors to more than 12 shops this year, while beauty chain Boots announced it is closing 300 branches.

An Argos spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘The transformation of our Argos store and distribution network is continuing at pace, improving availability, convenience and service for customers.

‘As part of this, we are we are opening new Argos stores in many of our Sainsbury’s supermarkets, enabling customers to purchase thousands of technology, home and toy products from Argos while picking up their groceries.’

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