ARGOS has revealed the exact dates more branches are set to close as 100 of its shops face the chop.
The popular retailer has already closed a number of its UK stores as part of its plan to move away from the high street.
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Argos, which is owned by Sainsbury’s has a plan to close 100 stores across the UK in 2023/24 and focus on expanding its presence in supermarkets.
It has already shut 45 branches in the last 12 months and opened up 25 branches inside Sainsbury’s stores.
The homeware retailer has now confirmed to The Sun that Grimsby Alexandria Argos is due to relocate to Sainsbury’s on August 9/10.
And Scunthorpe Argos is due to relocate on August 15/16.
The retailer will also be closing its store in St Stephen’s shopping centre in Hull on August 8.
A new branch in Sainsbury’s Hessle will open the following day on August 9.
Here is the full list of Argos store closures planned 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)
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A spokesperson for Argos said: “The transformation of our Argos store and distribution network has been progressing at pace for several years now, improving availability, convenience and service for customers.
“As part of this we are continuing to open new Argos stores and collection points 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.”
What other stores have closed already?
This year alone the retailer shut stores in the following locations:
- Coventry
- Nottingham
- Lanarkshire
- Birkenhead
It also closed all of its 34 stores in the Republic of Ireland on June 24.
The full list of stores that closed down in Ireland are:
- Ashbourne Retail Park
- Athlone Argos
- Blanchardstown West End Argos
- Carlow Argos
- Castlebar Argos
- Cavan Argos
- Clonmel Argos
- Cork Mahon Argos
- Cork Retail Park Argos
- Drogheda Argos
- Dun Laoghaire Argos
- Dundalk Retail Park Argos
- Dundrum Argos
- Galway Argos
- Ilac Centre (Dublin) Argos
- Kilkenny Argos
- Killarney Argos
- Letterkenny Argos
- Liffey Valley Argos
- Limerick Childers Road Argos
- Longford Argos
- Monaghan Argos
- Naas Argos
- Navan Argos
- Omni Park (Dublin) Argos
- Portlaoise Argos
- Rathfarnham Nutgrove Argos
- Sligo Argos 4146
- St. Stephens Green (Dublin)
- Tallaght Argos
- Tralee Argos
- Tullamore Argos
- Waterford Argos
- Wexford Argos
The company blamed the closure of the Republic of Ireland stores on the investment required to develop and modernise the Irish part of its business as “not viable”.
By March 2024, Sainsbury’s expects to have 160 standalone stores and between 430 and 460 Argos counters inside Sainsbury’s supermarkets.
It follows a particularly tumultuous time for UK high streets with several popular chains including M&Co and Paperchase closing all stores in 2023.
Retailers have been feeling the pinch since the pandemic while shoppers are cutting back on spending due to soaring inflation.
High energy costs and a shift to shopping online after the pandemic are also taking a toll and many high street shops have struggled to keep going.
Iceland closed down another one of its supermarkets in June.
Plus, New Look permanently pulled the shutters down on two of its shops in June and July.
Shops aren’t the only ones affected, major burger chain Byron Burger also fell into administration and closed nine restaurants immediately.
