Yet another blow to Cambridgeshire town's high street as WHSmith announces closure
WHSmith has confirmed that its store in March will be closing at the start of the next year. The stationery shop chain is the latest business to be leaving the town centre.
Clarks and Tesco Express both closed their doors to customers earlier this month, although the latter is due to reopen as a Budgens. Other shops, including M&Co, Halfords, Boots and Carpetright, have also shut in recent years.
The WHSmith store, on Broad Street, is due to close on Saturday, January 25, 2025. Once closed, the nearest WHSmith branch available to locals will be in Wisbech, Ely and Peterborough among other areas.
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A spokesperson for WHSmith said: "We can confirm that the WHSmith store in March will be closing on Saturday 25 January 2025. We are disappointed to be losing our presence in March and we would like to thank all our customers for their support and for shopping with us.
"We are also extremely grateful for the commitment of our in store colleagues who we will support with this transition and redeploy to nearby stores, where possible."
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