List of Tesco closures released
Tesco has announced the list of 43 stores across the country that it is planning to close, including a superstore in Wrexham and a Homeplus in Chester.
In a statement earlier this month the supermarket giant said that it would be closing several loss-making outlets after a "disappointing performance", and would not be progressing with 49 planned store developments.
This included the proposed 140,000 sq ft store in Knowsley, which was part of the £200m regeneration of Kirkby town centre.
In the North West, Tesco is expected to close the superstore in Dodds Lane, Wrexham, and a Homeplus in Chester.
Metro branches due to close are: Bootle, Merseyside; Morecambe and Ormskirk, Lancashire; Runcorn, Cheshire.
Two smaller Tesco Express outlets at Liverpool Kensington and Heaton Chapel are also on the list of closures.
How can we ensure that that the Heaton Chapel building, which was a public house, is restored to community use?
By Christopher J Green
Apply for it to be an Asset of Community Value through Stockport MBC? This is what hads been achieved with The Savoy (although this is a cinema and not a shop).
By Chris
Shame about Tesco, they did a nice job on their store layouts / appearances over the last few years. Staff seemed alright as well, unlike ASDA, with their 1990s store layouts, nutty staff and cram-it-in floor layouts. There’s more obstacles within the first 10 yards of an ASDA store than a tough mudder course…
By Fiona Coupon