Unwins Shop Closures and Sell-Offs.

Unwins Shop Closures and Sell-Offs. »

Andrew Barrow

8 Dec

Unwins, as the Independent reports, has closed a batch of branches and has began selling off 40 more of its stores.

Independent.co.uk
“Staff morale has reached a low point because the company has been running down stocks of wine and beer in some stores for several months. A number of stores have closed “temporarily” due to staff shortages. At a store in Kingston upon Thames, which closed recently, customers would walk in and find only eight bottles of wine on the shelves, plus cigarettes and some soft drinks.”

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