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.