![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/supermarket-chain-to-close-more-stores-within-weeks/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/NINTCHDBPICT000816731158.jpg&description=CLOSING TIME Published : 9:29, 7 Jul 2023 Updated : 9:29, 7 Jul 2023 A MAJOR supermarket chain is set to shut down more branches following a string of closures earlier this year. Co-op is pulling down the shutters on two stores in July and August. 1 Co-op is closing two branches within weeks Credit: Getty The retailer will close its branch in Castle House, Sheffield , on July 22, with nearby stores in Broad Lane and Glossop Road remaining open. Meanwhile, the chain's branch in Mildenhall Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk , is pulling down its shutters for good on August 19. Commenting on the Bury closure, a spokesperson for the business said it "regularly reviews all of its sites and decisions regarding any store are only taken after careful consideration". It comes after Co-op shut a number of other branches earlier this year with others mooted for closure. The chain closed its branch in Princess Drive, Grantham, in January while its store in Linthorpe Village, Middlesbrough closed the same month. Meanwhile, its shop in Lodge Lane, Bridgnorth, closed in January too. However, in March, Co-op said six new stores would open by the end of the month. Why are stores closing? Retailers and the high street have been hit hard in recent years as customers turn their attentions to online shopping. The trend has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, which saw households forced to stay at home . That, combined with higher energy and wage costs for companies, has led to a number of stores closing for good. This month, Iceland announced it is shutting a further three branches after a string of closures. The frozen food chain has already closed more than half a dozen shops since February. Iceland's Cowden High Street store in Fife will bring down its shutters for good on August 12. It is also closing its Llanelli store on Saturday, September 2. The chain's supermarket in the Market Shopping Centre in Crewe will then close for the last time on September 16. However, the re){kind=link}
A MAJOR supermarket chain is set to shut down more branches following a string of closures earlier this year.
Co-op is pulling down the shutters on two stores in July and August.
The retailer will close its branch in Castle House, Sheffield, on July 22, with nearby stores in Broad Lane and Glossop Road remaining open.
Meanwhile, the chain’s branch in Mildenhall Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, is pulling down its shutters for good on August 19.
Commenting on the Bury closure, a spokesperson for the business said it “regularly reviews all of its sites and decisions regarding any store are only taken after careful consideration”.