Bargain supermarket with 800 UK branches to shut shopping centre store in just WEEKS as ‘greedy landlords’ blamed

A HIGH street discount retailer is closing down one of its popular stores, leaving shoppers furious.

, inside Belle Vale Shopping Centre, is set to close at the end of the month.

The much-loved chain, which has more than 800 stores around the UK, has been facing recently since it first opened 35 years ago.

A Facebook post on the Belle Vale and Netherley group shared the news of the closure: “Another shop closing down.

“Good luck to the staff and hope they find another job soon.”;

Respondents flooded in within minutes of the post going up and expressed their disappointment about the shut down, and sadness for the staff who would lose their jobs.

One blamed “greedy landlords,” and added: “There won't be anything left poor staff.”;

Another member wrote: “Its wrong some of the workers in there have been loyal workers in there for years.

“Bellevale owners don't give a (monkeys) about the shops or the community.

“They're greedy and either want ridiculous rent and contracts or they want to force people out so they can flatten it.”;

A spokesperson for Poundland confirmed the closure would be from May 6 after having been served notice on the lease.

He said: “We know how disappointing this will be to customers and colleagues.

“Whenever we have to close a store in these circumstances, we do all we can to look for other opportunities for colleagues and that work is now underway.

“We’d like to thank customers at Belle Vale for their support – and look forward to welcoming them at our other stores across Merseyside.”

This news comes after parent company revealed Poundland had faced slowing sales and profits which fell by £641million late last year.

It also follows a series of closures of around the UK.

Polish company, Pepco, has subsequently been looking at a potential sale of the to focus on its European industry.

Poundland is among several retail stores facing challenges at the moment often linked to the cost-of-living crisis and shoplifting.