Supermarket chain Tesco has confirmed the 43 stores that it will be closing as part of plans to cut costs across the business. It is thought that approximately 2,000 staff will have their jobs cut from March 15th for Express and Homeplus stores and from April 4th for Metros and Superstores.
The stores to be closed include 18 Tesco Express stores, 12 Metro stores, seven Superstores and six Homeplus stores.
The store closures include the following locations:
Tesco Express stores at:
Bearwood
Belvedere
Church Street Ballymena
Heaton Chapel
Heybridge Essex
Houghton Regis
Liverpool Kensington
Longbridge Road Barking
Northfield Birmingham
Raymouth Lane Worksop
Sheffield Manor
South Tottenham High Road
Tredegar
Troon
Walsall Wood
Wealdstone
Whitley Bay
York Road Hartlepool
Tesco Metro stores include:
Bicester
Bootle
Caerphilly
Crossgates
Devizes
Grangemouth
Mexborough
Morecambe
Ormskirk
Runcorn
Smethwick
Woodseats
Tesco Superstores to close include:
Bedlington
Chatham
Connswater
Cregagh Road
Doncaster
Kirkcaldy
Wrexham Doods Lane
Tesco Homeplus stores include branches at:
Bristol Cribbs
Chelmsford
Chester
Edinburgh
Southampton
Staines
However, the firm is planning to create 14 new store openings this year including seven convenience stores.
Chief executive Dave Lewis commented: “In January, I announced that our performance as a business has fallen significantly short of where we would want it to be and that to protect the future of the business in the UK we would close 43 unprofitable stores.
“The decision to close the stores has been exceptionally difficult to take. I recognise it will affect many hardworking colleagues, our customers and local communities.
“Our priority is to explain what this announcement means for our colleagues and, wherever possible, offer them alternative roles with Tesco. We will continue to serve our customers through other local stores and our dotcom service.”
