Major Midlothian retailer announces permanent closure of shopping park branch

A major Midlothian retailer has announced its permanent closure and has launched a huge closing down sale.

Dunelm at Straiton Retail Park is set to permanently close its doors and is offering "crazy" prices for some of their products amidst a heavy discount surge.

The Scottish Sun reports that the store is set to relocate to a larger premises close by which will open on Tuesday, May 21.

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Wayne Hynes, regional manager at Dunelm, said the chain was "excited" to open the doors to the new and larger store. He said: "The team has been working incredibly hard to get everything set up and ready.

"We can’t wait to welcome our customers into our amazing new home!”

It comes after Dunelm's boss said last summer it was keen taking over former Wilko sites. The discounter fell into administration in August, leading to the closure of hundreds of stores.

The highly anticipated opening of the new Dunelm Edinburgh store will take place at 9am on the May 21, with the first 50 customers through the doors each receiving an exclusive goody bag filled with Dunelm products.

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Dunelm has said that it is on track to open up to 10 new stores across the UK in 2024.