A shopping centre is set for a redevelopment following the departure of two major retailers. St Elli Centre, located at the heart of Llanelli town, is set to lose Sports Direct this month.
It comes after the closure of Wilko, which had been located in the middle of the centre for more than a decade. Both stores will not be closing its outlets in Trostre Retail Park, a long running bone of contention for traders in Llanelli town who feel the emergence of the out-of-town retail venue has been to the detriment of the town centre.
St Elli Shopping Centre has said in a statement that attempts were made to keep both stores there, but talks were not successful. In a statement, plans were revealed to redevelop the centre moving forward, and called on Carmarthenshire Council to provide a free parking offering in order to attract shoppers back into the town again. Get stories like this straight to your inbox with our newsletters.
