Iceland will shut two more stores this month
Iceland will shut TWO more stores this month after closing more than half a dozen this year.. are they near YOU?
- The next closure will be the Iceland branch in Hitchin town centre on Saturday
Iceland will shut two more stores this month after a string of closures this year.
The frozen goods specialist has closed shops around the UK since the start of 2023 as big brands look to cut costs amid rampant inflation and the cost of living crisis.
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, The Mirror reports.
Branches in Bromsgrove, Basingstoke and Rhyl also closed for good this year, as well as stores in Newport, Berwick and Hexham.
Iceland has closed shops around the UK since the start of the year (stock image)
The supermarket, which has opened 200 stores in the last ten years, says any closures it makes are part of its continual review of its operations.
An Iceland spokesperson said: ‘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.’
MailOnline has contacted Iceland for further comment.
Iceland store closures 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, South Wales – closed on April 22
Marygate, Berwick- closed on April 22
Flint, Wales – closed on May 27
Hitchin, North Hertfordshire – to close on June 10
Beccles, Suffolk – to close on June 17
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