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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Sainsbury’s to close two Argos distribution sites risking 1,400 jobs

An Argos store inside a Sainsbury’s supermarket in Richmond, west London.
An Argos store inside a Sainsbury’s supermarket in Richmond, west London. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters

Sainsbury’s is planning to close two Argos distribution centres, putting up to 1,400 jobs at risk, and will ditch the catalogue shop’s Milton Keynes head office and three remaining Habitat showrooms to cut costs.

The retailer said it expected to close the warehouses in Basildon, Essex and Heywood, Greater Manchester, by 2026 leaving three non-food warehouses that will serve both Sainsbury’s and Argos.

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