In a bid to save cost Tesco
announced the closures last month the supermarket chain, which has suffered a
string of problems including falling sales and a £263m profits overstatement.
It has now confirmed the impact of the decision, with seven superstores and six Homeplus outlets among the sites to be shut.
It has now confirmed the impact of the decision, with seven superstores and six Homeplus outlets among the sites to be shut.
The majority were either
Express or Metro convenience operations.
Chief Executive Dave Lewis,
who is currently running the UK business, said: "In January I announced
that our performance as a business has fallen significantly short of where we
would want it to be and that to protect the future of the business in the UK we
would close 43 unprofitable stores.
"The decision to close
the stores has been exceptionally difficult to take. I recognise it will affect many hard-working
colleagues, our customers and local communities.
"Our priority is to
explain what this announcement means for our colleagues and wherever possible,
offer them alternative roles with Tesco.
"We will continue to
serve our customers through other local stores and our dotcom service."
In addition to the shutting
of shops, the group also previously announced it would shelve plans for 49 new
UK stores.
They included its £22m
Chatteris store in Cambridgeshire which had been earmarked to open its doors to
customers two months ago.
Tesco has not been alone in
efforts to save costs.
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