'Closing Everywhere' Moan Shoppers As Major High Street Name With 1,200 Branches 'Suddenly' Shuts...

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SHOPPERS have been left gutted after a major retailer with 1,200 branches closed one of its locations.

It comes as part of plans by the chain to move away from the high street and focus on its stores inside supermarkets.

Argos, owned by Sainsbury's, pulled down the shutters on its branch at the Palace Grounds Retail Park in Hamilton, Scotland , last month.

A spokesperson said: ⁘As we continue with our plan to transform Argos and offer even more convenient ways to shop with us, we are reducing the number of standalone Argos stores we operate while opening more Argos stores and collection points within Sainsbury's.

⁘As part of this plan we made the difficult decision to close our Hamilton Argos store at the end of April.⁘

Shoppers and locals have been left distraught after finding out the branch has closed permanently.