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<\/p>\nA BIG fashion retailer with 230 locations is set to close one of its bargain shops in the coming days. <\/p>\n
Matalan is shutting its clearance store next week and is hosting a huge fire sale. <\/p>\n
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The bargain chain, which has 230 shops, will be pulling the shutters down on the shop in Blythswood Retail Park in Renfrew on September 30. <\/p>\n
Matalan's clearance stores are famous for their big discounts on the prices you'd usually find in the regular shops.<\/p>\n
This store has already launched its closing down sale, starting with 30% off a few weeks ago and now offering up to 50% off absolutely everything. <\/p>\n
Staff have been encouraging shoppers to come check out the sale, warning them that stock is selling fast. <\/p>\n
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Posting on Facebook they said: "Our closing down sale continues and we are selling out fast, be sure to pop in and grab a bargain whilst you still can!!"<\/p>\n
Shoppers have been flooding the comments across Matalan's posts, sharing their disappointment in the closure. <\/p>\n
One said: "So sad to see this place looking so empty."<\/p>\n
Another wrote: "Gutted you are closing. I will need to try get a visit in."<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n A third commented: "Absolutely gutted."<\/p>\n And a fourth said: "Aww no I love this shop. I didn't know you were closing. <\/p>\n "My daughter and I visit every couple of months and we love it."<\/p>\n As part of the closing down process the store has also reduced its opening hours. <\/p>\n It shared the new times on its Facebook page, which shows it will now but opening at 10am every day before closing at 5pm on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n The site will close at 6pm every week day until it shuts its doors for the last time. <\/p>\n A spokesperson for Matalan said: "We can confirm that our Blythswood store will be closing on September 30. <\/p>\n "We are liaising closely with our colleagues from the store and doing all we can to find suitable positions in our local store network."<\/p>\n The news comes after the chain also announced the closure of its Portsmouth shop in Station Street on September 30.<\/p>\n It's not all bad news though as a new shop will be opening just down the road at the Pompey Centre.<\/p>\n The new store will be opening mid autumn.<\/p>\n The retail sector has been hit hard in recent years due to the growth of online shopping, especially during the\u00a0Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n At the same time the\u00a0cost of living\u00a0has been rising, leading to shoppers cutting back on non-essential spending.<\/p>\n Brick and mortar stores have also seen a lack of footfall due to consumer habits switching to online shopping.<\/p>\n Beloved discounter\u00a0Wilko is to close all of its stores by October, with thousands of workers set for redundancy, after it collapsed into administration.<\/p>\n Familiar brands like\u00a0M&Co\u00a0and\u00a0Paperchase\u00a0also went under closing all of their UK shops earlier this year.<\/p>\n House of Fraser is set to pull the shutters down on one of its stores in its\u00a0latest round of closures.<\/p>\n Although, some chains have managed to defy high street troubles and are actually\u00a0set to open new shops.<\/p>\n These include discount chains like\u00a0Poundland which is set to open 15\u00a0shops in the coming weeks and\u00a0Greggs which is aiming to open 150 new sites this year.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, we've also\u00a0rounded up all the high street chains\u00a0closing sites in September.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/es_sky_comp.jpg\")
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