Supermarket chain Iceland has confirmed the imminent closure of one of its Bristol branches. There had been uncertainty in January after staff at the Bedminster shop said they had been told it was closing.
At the time, Iceland did not confirm or deny the claims - but now it has shared an update, and said the Iceland store in St Catherine’s Place will close this Saturday (February 25). It is one of several branches set to close in the next few weeks.
The frozen food specialist was one of two stores left in the shopping centre, which is earmarked for a major redevelopment as part of the Bedminster Green regeneration project. It would leave just Farm Foods once Iceland closes.
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The Iceland stores set to close nationally are:
- St Catherine’s Place, Bristol - Saturday 25 February
- Birmingham Town Centre store - Saturday 25 February 25
- Chineham Shopping Centre, Basingstoke - Saturday 25 February
- White Rose Centre, Rhyl - Tuesday 14 March
- South Street, Newport, Isle of Wight – Saturday 25th March
A spokesperson for Iceland said: “We continually review our Iceland Foods and The Food Warehouse store portfolio to ensure we’re delivering the best experiences for our customers across the country. Customers can find their closest alternative stores here, and we want to thank all that have chosen Iceland for their weekly shops and daily essentials over the years.”
Iceland has 500 branches nationwide with a further 153 outlets of their Food Warehouse brand. Over the last year, the car park for the Iceland store in St Catherine’s Place has been difficult to access as it is via Dalby Avenue which has been closed northbound since last year.
Drivers have had to divert around Bedminster by around a mile to reach the store from the south side of the city. The A38 Dalby Avenue and Malago Road was closed in January 2022 for the Bedminster Green regeneration work, to realign the road and install a District Heat Network.
At that time the Bristol City Council said the work would take two and a half years with the road closed city bound for that period. Local development company Firmstone has already started work converting the former DSS office block at the end of the shopping centre into 54 flats. Firmstone was awarded planning permission by Bristol City Council to redevelop the shopping centre and build 180 new flats at the site.
Meanwhile other major high street stores which have planned closures around the UK include Marks and Spencer with more focus directed towards its Foodhalls, H&M are looking to close two sites - Hartlepool and the Isle of Wight - and the House of Fraser has launched a major clearance sale at its site in the high street in Cardiff.
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