Big supermarket chain with 300 stores to close another site in DAYS

A BIG supermarket chain with 300 stores to close another site in days.

is closing down its branch in Dundee, on April 6, giving shoppers little time to bid their farewells.

The move has come as a blow to locals, who have described it as the

Another devastated shopper said: “Sad a shop I have used for years. I hope the staff will be looked after as they will help anyone who needs it good crowd.”

While a third said: “Who can tell me what's going on at Dundee most of the shops are gone?.”

And a fourth added: “Really going to miss Farmfoods.. why?.”

The group has launched a major to help shift stock ahead of its departure in just four days time.

This follows FarmFoods announcing the closure of another one of its city centre stores in in March 2023.

It will mean there is just one FarmFoods store left in Dundee, which would be the Lochee branch.

A spokesperson for previously told Flying Eze: “Our Macalpine Road shop will permanently close on Sunday April 6 after a clearance sale.

“We are grateful to all our customers who have shopped with us at the property during our many years of trade.

“Our existing shop nearby at Lochee is unaffected.”

It's not the first time in recent weeks that Farmfoods has decided to close of its branches.

The brand on its site in the Calthorpe Center in Banbury on February 2.

This came days before in Greyhound Park, in Greyhound Way,

The Farmfoods in Kghtswood,also shut for good on Sunday March 9.

The chain in South on October 5.

SUPERMARKET CLOSURES

Farmfoods is not the only supermarket trimming back its estate.

said it would close 17 convenience stores as part of a big shake up of its estate.

Last month, the grocer said would be shutting 52 in-store cafes, 35 fish counters, 35 meat counters, 13 florists, 17 convenience stores and all of its 18 Market Kitchens, which sell hot food including pizzas and rotisserie chicken in-store.

Elsewhere, Swynford Stores in Huntingdon, , permanently closed on March 28.

The shop, opposite the RAF Alconbury base, will sadly shut its doors due to the “opening of the Co-Op,” and “prices of stock skyrocketing”.