British card shop to close branch in new blow for high street - is your local going?

British card shop to close branch in new blow for high street - is your local going?

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Sarra Gray

By Sarra Gray


Published: 22/12/2023

- 15:31

A store that stocks Christmas essentials has shared it will close a branch

British high street store Cardzone will close a store within weeks.

It confirmed the branch will shut at the beginning of 2024 following closures earlier this year.


Cardzone will pull down the shutters of its Reigate, Surrey branch.

'Closing down' signs have been placed outside the store and shoppers are told 'everything must go'.

Cardzone

Cardzone will close a store within weeks

CARDZONE

With just weeks until it shuts for good, customers can grab a bargain.

Those who visit stores can pick up cards and gifts for a 20 per cent discount.

This is not the first Cardzone shop to close in recent years.

The retailer shut two Nottinghamshire branches, in Kirby and Beeston.

Various retailers have closed stores for good this year as the high street continues to change.

Britons have moved towards online shopping as a result of the changing high street and the coronavirus pandemic.

Some 53 per cent of shoppers shared they would rather buy clothes online, according to research by NTT DATA UK&I.

It added 61 per cent of shoppers would be more likely to shop in stores if they could use self-service checkouts.

Boots store

Boots shared 16 stores will shut next year

PA

This comes as Boots shared it will shut 16 high street stores for good.

Some Boots branches have already shut across the UK this year as part of plans to drop from 2,200 to 1,900 stores.

The stores to close are expected to do so early in 2024.

A spokesperson said: "Evolving the store estate in this way allows Boots to concentrate its team members where they are needed and focus investment more acutely in individual stores with the ambition of consistently delivering an excellent and reliable service in a fresh and up-to-date environment."

GB News has contacted Cardzone for comment

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