A MAJOR supermarket is set to close a popular branch today in a fresh blow to the high street.
The Morrisons Daily shop in Woodley, Berkshire, will close its doors for good today after less than two years in the English town.
The Post Office counter within the store will also close for good.
The next closest Post Offices will be at The Parade in Brecon Road and Wheelers Green at the end of Drovers Way.
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Morrisons is closing more than 100 of its shops over the coming months, with the vast majority being Morrisons Daily stores.
The supermarket said the affected convenience stores were loss-making and were bought through its McColls acquisition in 2022.
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Seven shops in the following locations have already been earmarked for closure:
Fairfax Avenue, Hull
Esk Close, Guisborough
Zetland Road, Loftus
Stokesley High Street, Middlesbrough
Queen Street, Redcar
Middle Street, South Driffield
Woodthorpe, York
The supermarket giant said cost increases as a result of increases in the National Living Wage and employee National Insurance contributions are part of the reason for the closures.
The UK’s sixth largest supermarket hopes the closures will save £1billion as part of a long term budget strategy.
Morrisons operates around 500 larger supermarkets and a network of up to 1,700 convenience and franchise stores under the Morrisons Daily name.
Morrisons was approached for comment.
