A BRANCH of a popular shoe chain with over 80 stores is set to close its doors for good next month leaving shoppers forced to shop online. Office Shoes on Old Christchurch Road, the retailer's only branch in Bournemouth, announced the sad news with a sign. 2 Office on Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth is shutting down for good Credit: Getty 2 Office Shoes in Bournemouth is closing down Credit: Google Put up on its front door, it reads: "Everything must go.
Unfortunately, our Bournemouth store is closing." "However, you can still visit us online for all the hottest footwear brands." A store assistant from the Bournemouth branch confirmed to the Bournemouth Daily Echo that the site will officially shut on September 7.
This follows a string of high street closures in the Dorset coastal town READ MORE in money BYE BYE Sainsbury's issues update on Argos store closure plans as 20 more shops to shut FRESH HOPE Iconic high street chain could be SAVED from administration after mass closures They reported that the Accessorize store directly next store shut just one month earlier. A Boots store in Bournemouth shut in April, while a Clintons closed its shutters just last week on August 11. Office was founded in London back in 1981 and currently operates over 100 locations globally, around 80 of which are in the UK.
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