These are the 43 Tesco stores closing this year

Over 2,000 jobs are at risk as beleaguered supermarket Tesco has released a list of 43 stores it plans to close.

The store closures are part of Tesco’s plan to overcome problems including overstating profits by £263m.

Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis said: “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.”

Out of the stores marked for closure, the Tesco Metros are set to close by 4 April and the Express and Home Plus stores will close by 15 March.

In a statement, Pauline Foulkes, spokesperson, Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers, said: “Our priority is to maximise employment within Tesco, seek redeployment opportunities for members, where possible, and to keep job losses to a minimum.”

Tesco store closures

 Tesco Express stores:

Bearwood

Belvedere

Church Street Ballymena

Heaton Chapel

Heybridge Essex

Houghton Regis

Liverpool Kensington

Longbridge Road Barking

Northfield Birmingham

Raymouth Lane Worksop

Sheffield Manor

South Tottenham High Road

Tredegar

Troon

Walsall Wood

Wealdstone

Whitley Bay

York Road Hartlepool

Tesco Metro stores:

Bicester

Bootle

Caerphilly

Crossgates

Devizes

Grangemouth

Mexborough

Morecambe

Ormskirk

Runcorn

Smethwick

Woodseats

 

Tesco Superstores:

Bedlington

Chatham

Connswater

Cregagh Road

Doncaster

Kirkcaldy

Wrexham Doods Lane

 

Tesco Homeplus:

Bristol Cribbs

Chelmsford

Chester

Edinburgh

Southampton

Staines

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