Harborough town centre store set to shut for good

The Argos shop on St Mary’s Place has been closed since the first Covid-19 lockdown was introduced in March. It has now announced that it will not reopen.
(Photo courtesy of HFM) — The Argos shop on St Mary’s Place has been closed since the first Covid-19 lockdown was introduced in March. It has now announced that it will not reopen. (Photo courtesy of HFM)

A town centre store in Market Harborough is to shut for good.

The Argos shop on St Mary’s Place has been closed since the first Covid-19 lockdown was introduced in March.

But the retailer’s owner, Sainsbury’s, has said that the shuttered-up outlet will now not re-open.

The superstore giant said that nationally it is to slash 3,500 jobs with the closure of 420 standalone Argos stores by March 2024.

A Sainsbury’s spokesman said: “Many of the Argos colleagues affected have been redeployed to help in other Argos stores and busy Sainsbury’s supermarkets and they will continue to do so during the consultation process.

“We will do everything possible to find them an alternative role and have an excellent track record in doing so.”

He added: “We have said that we also plan to employ 6,000 more people permanently.

“But we recognise that vacancies might not always be in the right location or at suitable hours for all colleagues.”