3:24pm Friday 20th November 2009
By Scott Mullins
THE recession has claimed more casualties today (November 20) with the news that 11 off-licences in the News Shopper area are to close.
Parent company First Quench has announced it will be closing its Local store in Eltham, two Wine Rack shops in Bromley and Beckenham, along with eight Threshers off-licences in Bromley, Bexley, Sidcup, Longfield, Eynsford and Meopham.
There will be 54 redundancies as a result of the local closures.
A total of 381 stores across the country are to be closed according to today’s announcement, resulting in 1,908 redundancies.
Head of restructuring at administrator KPMG and joint administrator Richard Fleming said: “Unfortunately there has not been sufficient interest in these 381 stores as part of the going concern sale, so we have no option but to close them.
“However, we have had an enormous amount of interest in these sites from over 700 small local businesses and private individuals.”
The full list of closures includes;
The Local
Five redundancies in Well Hall Road, Eltham
Wine Rack
Four redundancies in Widmore Road, Bromley
Five redundancies in Wickham Road, Beckenham
Threshers
Three redundancies in Plaistow Lane, Bromley
Seven redundancies in Southborough Lane, Bickley
Five redundancies in Bexley High Street, Bexley Village
Five redundancies in Hastings Road, Bromley Common
Six redundancies in Sherwood Park Avenue, Sidcup
Five redundancies in Station Road, Longfield
Four redundancies in High Street, Eynsford
Five redundancies in Wrotham Road, Meopham
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