Tesco announces regional store closures

Tesco has revealed which of its stores in the region are to close as part of its cost cutting drive.

Chester is to lose its Homeplus store, while Express format stores at Heaton Chapel near Stockport and in Kensington, Liverpool will close.

The larger high street Metro format units at Bootle, Morecambe, Ormskirk and Runcorn will also be shut down,

In total the grocery giant is axing 43 stores, accounting for 2,000 jobs.

The Express and Home Plus stores will close on 15 March with the Tesco Metros and Superstores on the list closing on  April 4.

Tesco’s new boss Dave Lewis announced the restructuring plan earlier this month as the country’s biggest grocer tries to recover from a disastrous 2014 which saw a succession of profit warnings and revelations of a black hole in its accounts.

Hoist by their own petard?

Using their immense financial muscle, Tesco rode roughshod over planning authorities and local community’s wishes.

In their pursuit of selling all things they forced the closure of any number of local independent shops – resulting in the crippling of high streets across the land.

They claimed to be creating jobs for thousands – but in reality caused the loss of many more jobs than they ever created.

They abused their suppliers – forcing many of them to close – and with their false ‘offers’ treated their customers equally appallingly.

The retail giant is reaping its reward – and I for one am not unhappy.

Hopefully, those misinformed and misled people who supported Tesco’s plans for a Macclesfield superstore will now reflect.

They should have realised – that every Lidl helps!