A MAJOR electrical goods store is to pull the shutters down on one of its branches in just hours.
Currys is closing its Weymouth store today much to shoppers’ dismay.
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The nearest stores for shoppers will now be the Curry Dorchester branch or its Poole branch.
A spokesperson for Currys previously told The Sun: “We can confirm that our Weymouth store will be closing on March 1 as the lease comes to an end.
“Colleagues impacted have been made aware of this decision and will be redeployed to local stores such as Dorchester or Poole if they wish.
“We will also support them if they choose to move to another business.”
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Locals took to Facebook to share their disappointment at hearing the news.
One user said: “You can’t fight it. The world has changed.”
“That’s it close to another shop” said another Facebook user.
A third user chimed in: “Ghost town.”
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“Weymouth is going to have nothing left,” declared this user.
Someone on Google said: “The staff are friendly.”
Currys is more than 130 years old, though back in the 1800’s its stock was very different from the advanced tech it sells today, one of its most popular items used to be bicycles.
The retailer was bought by Dixon’s in 1984 and merged with PC World in 2014.
The retailer has over 300 stores across the UK and over 800 across eight different countries.
What is happening to the high street?
Many retailers have been struggling to get by over the past few years.
The pandemic was a tough blow as many stores had to close during lockdown.
Since then energy costs have risen and more shoppers than ever are choosing to order online rather than head into stores.
This has left some retailers grappling with budgets and having no choice but to close stores to cut costs.
The Body Shop is currently going through administration and announced plans to close half of its 198 stores with seven already closing last week.
Boots revealed it would be closing 300 stores over the next year as part of plans to evolve its brand.
WHSmith told The Sun it has no plans to open anymore more high street stores as it wants to focus on the travel side of its business.
Troubled fashion brand Superdry has said it is looking at various “cost-saving options” after reports it is considering a major restructuring which could include store closures and job cuts.
Major banks have also announced multiple branch closures.
Barclays is to start pulling the shutters down on 14 sites in England, three in Wales and three in Scotland as soon as April.
Even charity shops are struggling Oxfam confirmed it would close eight of its UK stores last year.
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