A major chain has closed one of its two branches in Nottingham city centre. Shoe shop Clarks, in Wheeler Gate, has shut its doors for good.
The closure brings the tally of empty units between the store and the end of Lister Gate to nearly 20. Other shops to have vanished from the area include M&S home store, Three mobile shop, River Island and Pret a Manger.
However, shoppers looking for shoes or to have their children's feet measured can walk across Old Market Square to the company's other city centre store on the corner of Long Row and King Street. It remains open as usual.
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The closure is one of a number nationally. Back in 2020 the firm announced it was shutting a small number of its stores as part of an ongoing review of the business. At that time the stores affected closed down once their leases had expired.
Clarks had been at the Wheeler Gate shop for at least 15 years. A poster in the window says "this isn't goodbye" and urges customers to visit the other branches in Long Row, Arnold and Long Eaton. A 'to rent' board has already gone up outside the property.
The closure is the latest blow for the city centre which has recently seen the loss of JoJo Maman Bébé, at The Poultry, and Argos, in Lower Parliament Street.
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