Morrisons is set to close 132 McColl’s stores around the UK, with around 1,300 jobs at risk. The supermarket confirmed it would take over the convenience store earlier this year, after the company fell into administration.
McColl’s was bought out by the chain in a £190 million deal, but Morrisons has now announced plans to close more than 100 ‘loss making’ stores in an aim to ‘regenerate the business’.
Stores will be closing up and down the country – including two in Gedling borough.
The shops at St Wilfreds Square in Calverton and on Carlton Hill have been earmarked for closure.
The supermarket group said 55 of the 132 stores selected for closure include Post Office counters, like on Carlton Hill, and will shut next year, following the busy Christmas period.
Once the McColl’s store closes, the nearest Post Office branches for residents living on Carlton Hill will be in Porchester Road, in Mapperley, and Oakdale Road, in Bakersfield.
