SHOPPERS are disappointed to see yet another popular supermarket branch shuttered - as the exact closing date is revealed. Dedicated customers were baffled to learn their Stoke-on-Trent Co-op store in Meir would be waving goodbye. 1 A Co-op branch in Meir, Stoke-on-Trent is being shut down permanently Credit: Getty Locals in the community who frequent the shop expressed their sadness and claimed it was "always packed".
The retail giant will be permanently closing the site on Weston Road by July 13. Staff are understood to have their jobs transferred to a Nisa store, but the opening date in unknown. A Co-op spokesman said: “Co-op regularly reviews its stores and the decision to sell any store is only taken after careful consideration.
"Our Meir store is being sold and a key priority has been to safeguard local jobs. "Colleagues, who have been informed and are being fully supported, will transfer to the new operator. "The new store will operate as a Nisa store, meaning that Co-op favourite products will remain available locally.
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