Tesco store closures - list released

Tesco store closures - list released

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jamiebae

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Wednesday 28th January 2015
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http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/t...

As expected most are the Metro and Express format, but there are a few proper superstores shutting too, mostly those located in less, erm, glamorous locations like Kirkcaldy, Chatham and Doncaster. For some of these places the closures will be devastating, it's amazing how communities are usually against new supermarkets, but when an existing one closes it can have a huge impact.

LordHaveMurci

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168 months

Wednesday 28th January 2015
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Yep, the huge impact will be to allow small independent businesses to flourish again if another supermarket giant doesn't fill the void.

MrAndyW

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147 months

Wednesday 28th January 2015
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You may find that it "might" be because the land is so valuable,rather than the "erm glamourous locations" as you put it,
Doncaster has a massive superstore out of town and the one they are closing is in town with lots of car parking, Surrounded by lots of expensive car parking,
Ker-ching either way,
By the the way Doncaster isnt that bad, it's got some s**t bits and some *s**t people, the same as any other town or city in the UK,

jamiebae

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Wednesday 28th January 2015
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LordHaveMurci said:
Yep, the huge impact will be to allow small independent businesses to flourish again if another supermarket giant doesn't fill the void.
I'm not so sure about that, The impact will be 100-200 people out of a job, and residents taking their spend to other towns to do their main shopping.

These superstore closures are in deprived areas, where people can't afford to shop in local high street stores for the stuff they'd buy from the supermarket. What the closures will do is make it even less likely that it's viable to open a small business there as without an 'anchor tenant' it's much harder to draw footfall into the area.

Magog

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188 months

Wednesday 28th January 2015
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I expect most of the closures are where there is a duplicate store, perhaps larger or more modern nearby. Just looked at the Chatham branch on Streetview and it looks old outdated and constrained, probably a prime site for a valuable mixed use redevelopment

jamiebae

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MrAndyW said:
You may find that it "might" be because the land is so valuable,rather than the "erm glamourous locations" as you put it,
Doncaster has a massive superstore out of town and the one they are closing is in town with lots of car parking, Surrounded by lots of expensive car parking,
Ker-ching either way,
By the the way Doncaster isnt that bad, it's got some s**t bits and some *s**t people, the same as any other town or city in the UK,
The PR line is that the store is loss making, but it could well be that there's an internal charge to rent the land from another Tesco subsidiary which makes it lose money. If they have an out-of-town store though I'm sure that makes a difference to the decision.

I'm surprised they are keeping the Salisbury center store open, I can't believe that one is really viable either.

Feirny

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Wednesday 28th January 2015
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MrAndyW said:
You may find that it "might" be because the land is so valuable,rather than the "erm glamourous locations" as you put it,
Doncaster has a massive superstore out of town and the one they are closing is in town with lots of car parking, Surrounded by lots of expensive car parking,
Ker-ching either way,
By the the way Doncaster isnt that bad, it's got some s**t bits and some *s**t people, the same as any other town or city in the UK,
Doncaster centre Tesco is horrible, about time they got shut of it. Glad it's not the Balby one, though.

mjb1

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158 months

Wednesday 28th January 2015
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I thought that the express stores would have been quite lucrative for Tesco? They get in locations where a full supermarket wouldn't be allowed, they get around sunday opening restrictions, they have higher prices than their supermarkets, and stock the most core range of products. They always seem busy as well.

andy-xr

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203 months

Wednesday 28th January 2015
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jamiebae said:
As expected most are the Metro and Express format, but there are a few proper superstores shutting too, mostly those located in less, erm, glamorous locations like Kirkcaldy, Chatham and Doncaster.
And Morecambe!

I think Tesco went too big too quick in a lot of places, and that's not counting the amount of land they own that they'd planned to build on or just sit tight on til the time was right,

it was all great 5 years ago but now there's not as much need for the amount of stores they have, even around here, and to be honest the amount of home deliveries they do round here makes me think they're probably not going bust, just making things work better for them

No real loss on our high street, if anything the indies will stand to do better for footfall, it wouldnt bother me if Tescos, Sainsburys, Adsa and Morrisons all went home delivery only, or click and collect at a warehouse

Pesty

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255 months

Wednesday 28th January 2015
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Feirny said:
MrAndyW said:
You may find that it "might" be because the land is so valuable,rather than the "erm glamourous locations" as you put it,
Doncaster has a massive superstore out of town and the one they are closing is in town with lots of car parking, Surrounded by lots of expensive car parking,
Ker-ching either way,
By the the way Doncaster isnt that bad, it's got some s**t bits and some *s**t people, the same as any other town or city in the UK,
Doncaster centre Tesco is horrible, about time they got shut of it. Glad it's not the Balby one, though.
it says supperstore and that has to be the balby one? shame thats were i get my petrol and the only place that sells salted sunflower seeds frown

the center store is a horrid place

jamiebae

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Wednesday 28th January 2015
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Pesty said:
Feirny said:
MrAndyW said:
You may find that it "might" be because the land is so valuable,rather than the "erm glamourous locations" as you put it,
Doncaster has a massive superstore out of town and the one they are closing is in town with lots of car parking, Surrounded by lots of expensive car parking,
Ker-ching either way,
By the the way Doncaster isnt that bad, it's got some s**t bits and some *s**t people, the same as any other town or city in the UK,
Doncaster centre Tesco is horrible, about time they got shut of it. Glad it's not the Balby one, though.
it says supperstore and that has to be the balby one? shame thats were i get my petrol and the only place that sells salted sunflower seeds frown

the center store is a horrid place
It's difficult to tell which one it is, as someone ram-raided another Tesco in Doncaster so it's tricky to search for info without a load of stuff about the raid coming up.

Superstore just means a normal Tesco though, big ones are Extra so I assume it'd be the old town centre one.

Pesty

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Wednesday 28th January 2015
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yes. of course. good its dirty and horrible that one next to the church. as long as they leave the edo one alone im good.

PlayersNo6

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155 months

Wednesday 28th January 2015
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Pesty said:
yes. of course. good its dirty and horrible that one next to the church. as long as they leave the edo one alone im good.
I assumed it was the one in Edenthorpe (that used to be Hillards)

jamiebae

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Wednesday 28th January 2015
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Church View
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN1 1RE
England

That's the address of 'Doncaster Superstore' on the Tesco website

loafer123

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214 months

Wednesday 28th January 2015
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jamiebae said:
Church View
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN1 1RE
England

That's the address of 'Doncaster Superstore' on the Tesco website
http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/major-job-losses-as-two-doncaster-tesco-stores-will-close-1-7075952

agrees with you.

Feirny

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146 months

Wednesday 28th January 2015
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Yeah that's the one next to the Frenchgate, glad the other two are staying as they're my fuel stations.

bluenosewrx

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114 months

Wednesday 28th January 2015
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The one in Kirkcaldy id right in the town centre, they have every other supermarket in and around the fringes of town with free parking.

it'll be flats by this time next year, fking stehole anyway

jamiebae

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Wednesday 28th January 2015
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bluenosewrx said:
The one in Kirkcaldy id right in the town centre, they have every other supermarket in and around the fringes of town with free parking.

it'll be flats by this time next year, fking stehole anyway
As if the town centre wasn't empty and unappealing enough as it was.

It's starting to look like Tesco is trying to release some equity from its land bank, I bet most of the big sites are freehold and will become housing, car dealerships or similar.

PlayersNo6

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Wednesday 28th January 2015
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jamiebae said:
As if the town centre wasn't empty and unappealing enough as it was.

It's starting to look like Tesco is trying to release some equity from its land bank, I bet most of the big sites are freehold and will become housing, car dealerships or similar.
There was a BL main dealer and a swimming baths previously on the site of the Church Way, Doncaster site.

Trax

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Wednesday 28th January 2015
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PlayersNo6 said:
jamiebae said:
As if the town centre wasn't empty and unappealing enough as it was.

It's starting to look like Tesco is trying to release some equity from its land bank, I bet most of the big sites are freehold and will become housing, car dealerships or similar.
There was a BL main dealer and a swimming baths previously on the site of the Church Way, Doncaster site.
I am sure they used to have a garage that fixed/stored/or it might have been the depot for police cars there. Also a hand car wash place which we used to love driving through as kids - this is probably late 70's though.....