If you've visited Swansea city centre recently, you'll no doubt have spotted the row of empty shops which have formed along its main thoroughfare of Oxford Street, with four vacant units sitting side by side. To let signs from Glanmor Chartered Surveyors are fixed to three consecutive shops, once filled by the likes of Carphone Warehouse and Thomas Cook, whilst the neighbouring store is also empty.
And there are even more empty units further along Oxford Street. We reported in December last year how H Samuel had closed down after trading in its corner unit for decades. Elsewhere, the former Next store and the unit alongside it also remain vacant and boarded up. So what is exactly happening at each of the prominent units?
As far as Next is concerned, workmen have been spotted revamping the former store, and WalesOnline understands that city centre mainstay ShoeZone will soon be relocating from its current base in Union Street to the empty unit. Get Swansea stories straight to your inbox with our newsletter.
