Argos store closures as one branch shuts today - list of locations

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Argos will close one branch today

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Sarra Gray

By Sarra Gray


Published: 22/08/2023

- 09:51

Updated: 23/08/2023

- 15:33

The store closures follow a number of other big retailers

The high street has changed this year as lots of retailers have announced store closures.

Argos will shut up shop at one of its locations today.


Around 45 Argos stores have been closed within the last year as the brand reshuffles.

Additionally, more than 25 new branches have opened within Sainsbury's stores.

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Argos is opening and closing stores

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The branch in Swansea's Morfa Shopping Park is set to close today.

This follows closures in Birkenhead, Coventry, Nottingham and Lanarkshire.

Earlier this month, locations in St Stephen's Shopping Centre, Hull, Alexandra Retail Park, Grimsby, Lakeside Retail Park and Scunthorpe have shut.

Riverside in Norwich, Bridgend’s Parc Plaza, Cardiff Bay and Cardiff’s Newport Road are all scheduled to close, although no dates have been confirmed yet.

An Argos spokesperson said: "The transformation of our Argos store and distribution network has been progressing at pace for several years now, improving availability, convenience and service for customers.

"As part of this we are continuing to open new Argos stores and collection points in many of our Sainsbury’s supermarkets, enabling customers to purchase thousands of technology, home and toy products from Argos while picking up their groceries."

A total of 100 sites are thought to be preparing the close.

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Shoppers may notice their local change

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Lots of other retailers have closed stores this year, including Marks & Spencer, Iceland and Boots.

M&S announced it would close 67 large branches across the UK, and open more than 100 new food stores.

Boots is closing a list of stores, including its Holywell, Flintshire branch this week.

Iceland is set to shut branches in Llanelli, Wales, Market Shopping Centre in Crewe and Grange Road, Birkenhead in the next few weeks.

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