Argos is set to shutter 100 stores in the UK over the next year as it closes more locations starting next month.
The retailer‘s high street branches are being replaced by concessions inside owner Sainsbury’s.
Locations in Cardiff and Newport will be the next to go, alongside branches in Hull, Grimsby and Scunthorpe, according to The Sun.
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The closures are part of the chain’s plan to move away from the central business district and focus on expanding its presence in supermarkets.
It aims to “make shopping more convenient for customers” allowing them to “buy thousands of tech products, home appliances and toys from Argos while picking up items.”
25 new branches have recently opened inside Sainsbury’s supermarkets, with plans for 30 more, leaving Argos with around 180 standalone stores.
An Argos spokesperson told the title: “To make shopping more convenient for customers and to enable us to invest where it matters most, we are relocating many of our standalone Argos stores to Sainsbury’s – this includes our Grimsby Alexandra Dock and Scunthorpe Argos stores.
“Brand new Argos stores will open inside Sainsbury’s Grimsby and Sainsbury’s Scunthorpe next month, enabling customers to purchase thousands of technology, home and toy products from Argos while picking up their groceries.”
Sainsbury’s, which owns both Argos and Habitat, is also closing all standalone Habitat branches.
Back in February this year Sainsbury’s revealed it would be closing two Argos depots over the next three years, putting 1,400 jobs at risk.
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