![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/major-coffee-chain-with-2000-branches-shuts-shop-after-string-of-closures/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/newspress-collage-23842962-1694044061422.jpg&description=GROUND DOWN Major coffee chain with 2,000 branches shuts shop after string of closures COFFEE lovers are saying goodbye to yet another branch while still reeling from a string of closures. Costa Coffee, which boasts more than 2,000 sites, is shutting another one of its cafes in just seven days' time. 3 Costa Coffee has devastated customers by closing another branch Credit: AFP or licensors The high street favourite has closed seven stores in recent months. Those searching for a caffeine fix in the town of Oakham in the West Midlands will now have to venture elsewhere. Costa Coffee's Church Street branch will pull down its shutters for one final time on September 15. The site will remain open until then and is operating as normal. It joins a long list of shops and businesses in the area that have been forced to close over the last year. Locals have also lost the Rutland Refill - made up of a deli, coffee shop and grocery store - as well as their Wilko store in recent weeks. But there is still hope for Costa Coffee fans in Oakham, as they can continue to grab their favourite drink at the firm's nearby drive-thru. It is a less than ten-minute drive from the Church Street branch to the grab-and-go station at Lands' End Way which opened last year. Luckily, Costa staff are set to be transferred to the drive-thru, meaning they won't lose their jobs. A spokesperson for the company confirmed the news of the latest closure to The Sun. They said: "We can confirm that the Costa Coffee store on Church Street in Oakham will close for trade on the 15th of September 2022. "All team members will be redeployed to our nearby Drive Thru store on Lands End Way, Oakham, who look forward to continuing to serve the local community with their favourite handcrafted drinks." It comes as the coffee chain announced that its cafe in West Bridgford, near Nottingham, is also on the chopping block. The popular branch will be closing on September 22. Costa Coffee has closed the doors for a final tim){kind=link}
COFFEE lovers are saying goodbye to yet another branch while still reeling from a string of closures.
Costa Coffee, which boasts more than 2,000 sites, is shutting another one of its cafes in just seven days’ time.
The high street favourite has closed seven stores in recent months.
Those searching for a caffeine fix in the town of Oakham in the West Midlands will now have to venture elsewhere.
Costa Coffee’s Church Street branch will pull down its shutters for one final time on September 15.