SHOPPERS are devastated as a major discount chain with 500 branches shuts one of its stores for the final time today. Rising rents, energy bills, and the cost of living have forced many retailers to shut their stores across the UK high streets . Savers has revealed that its shop in The Galleries shopping centre, Bristol , will pull down the shutters for the final time, in another blow for the area.
According to local news , a sign on the window of the discount retailer read: “This Savers store will be closing on July 27. "Your nearest Savers store will be Broadmead, Bristol. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
" Frustrated residents have taken to social media to share their disappointments at the loss of another store. read more on money "So sad, the Galleries was such a lovely thriving shopping centre," said a local on Facebook . Another added: "Soon the city centre going to be a ghost town.
" "This country is closing down Mr Starmer can you please switch the lights off as you leave," a third joked. And a fourth commented: "Can't believe it won't be there soon." Most read in Money Reviews for the store are glowing, with shoppers calling it "excellent" and "brilliant".
Locals wishing to visit Savers following the closure will need to visit the chain's other stores in Broadmeed. The closure is understood to be due to the upcoming demolition of the shopping centre. Several stores in the centre have closed in recent months.
The Jack Wills shop closed its doors in January .