John Lewis have confirmed that the Swindon ‘At Home’ store will be one of eight shops that will not reopen from lockdown.
Other At Home shops closing are Croydon, Newbury and Tamworth with the department stores in Birmingham and Watford also not reopening. The tweo other stores are at Heathrow airport and St Pancreas rail station.
Sharon White, chairman of the John Lewis Partnership, said: “Closing a shop is always incredibly difficult and today’s announcement will come as very sad news to customers and partners.
“However, we believe closures are necessary to help us secure the sustainability of the Partnership – and continue to meet the needs of our customers however and wherever they want to shop.
“Redundancies are always an absolute last resort and we will do everything we can to keep as many Partners as possible within our business.”
