More than a dozen Central Co-Op branches will shut their doors soon to make way for new businesses.
Over the next few months, 19 food stores and six funeral homes will be taken over due to financial unsustainability.
A Central Co-Op spokesperson said: We will see the 19 selected Central Co-op stores transferred to their new owners, Samy Ltd and B&M Retail Ltd over the next 2-6 months, while the six affected funeral homes will be closed by early February.
In September, it was revealed 6,945 shops closed in the first six months of 2024, amounting to an astounding 38 shops per day across the UK.
The sixteen locations being taken over by Samy Ltd which operates Budgens, Spar, Londis & Premier shops range from South Yorkshire to Leicestershire.
Three shops in Leicestershire, West Midlands and Norfolk will be taken over by B&M Ltd, putting brand new B&M branches in those former Central Co-Op shops.
Weve outlined all the details below.
Many branches will be taken over by Samy Ltd (Picture: Google Maps)Central Co-Op locations being taken over by Samy Ltd
Barnby Dun, High Street South Yorkshire (Closest store is Armthorpe)
Broughton, High St – Northamptonshire (Closest store is St Johns Road, Kettering)
Croft, Pochin Street – Leicestershire (Closest store is Broughton Astley)
Desborough, Hill Top, Braybrooke Road – Northamptonshire (Closest store is Desborough, High Street)
Dudley, Overfield Road West Midlands (Closest store is Dibdale Road West, Dudley)
Eastwood, Nottingham Road – Nottinghamshire (Closest store is Langley Mill)
Enderby, Mill Lane – Leicestershire (Closest store is Whetstone)
Kingstanding, Hawthorn Road West Midlands (Closest store is Dyas Road, Great Barr)
Leicester, Evington Rd – Leicestershire (Closest store is Clarendon Park Road, Leicester)
Leicester, Narborough Rd – Leicestershire (Closest store is Hallam Crescent East, Braunstone)
Narborough, Station Road – Leicestershire (Closest store is Hallam Crescent East, Braunstone)
Peterborough, Mayors Walk – Cambridgeshire (Closest store is Hempsted) Sprowston, Chartwell Road – Norfolk (Closest store is Brundall)
Stafford, Baswich Lane – Staffordshire (Closest store is Weeping Cross)
Wigston, Blaby Road – Leicestershire (Closest store is Launceston Road, Wigston)
Yardley, Stoney Lane West Midlands (Closest store is Sheldon)
Central Co-Ops being taken over by B&M
Cromer, Middlebrook Way – Norfolk (Closest store is Wells-next-the-Sea)
Erdington, High Street West Midlands (Closest store is Marsh Lane, Erdington)
Shepshed, Hallcroft – Leicestershire (Closest store is Anson Road, Shepshed)
Debbie Robinson, Chief Executive at Central Co-op, sai: We’re committed to putting the welfare of our colleagues first when making these tough choices.
Any decision to sell or close our stores follows an extensive period of careful appraisal, and enables the Society to redirect resources into future growth and further improvements across the business for our Members, customers and colleagues.
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