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<\/p>\nA SUPERMARKET with over 400 shops has closed its doors after a "difficult decision", but it's not all bad news for shoppers.<\/p>\n
Central Co-op has confirmed that\u00a0Tesco\u00a0will take over one of its branches in\u00a0Atherstone, Coventry.<\/p>\n
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The chain said that a "difficult decision" has been made to transfer the Atherstone Large Community Store and petrol station to the well-known chain.<\/p>\n
Thankfully for shoppers the store will now be under new management rather than closing down completely.<\/p>\n
The takeover will take place by the end of next month, Central Co-Op confirmed.<\/p>\n
And all staff made redundant could soon find work again with Tesco.<\/p>\n
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A Central Co-op spokesman said that all affected staff will be offered employment with Tesco.<\/p>\n
But it has been stressed that the outlet in Long Street is not part of the transfer and will remain as a Central Co-op store.<\/p>\n
Debbie Robinson, chief executive Central Co-op said: "The decision to transfer any of our stores is not one we take lightly. <\/p>\n
"With our Members, customers and colleagues at the heart of everything we do, we want to ensure the communities we serve have the right offering for them.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n "In the case of Station Street, Atherstone, this means transferring ownership to another retailer. <\/p>\n "I\u2019d like to thank our colleagues at Station Street for their hard work and commitment to serving their local community in Atherstone."<\/p>\n Central England Co-operative is one of the largest independent retailers in the UK and is independent from Co-op.<\/p>\n It has over 400 trading outlets, around 7,800 colleagues and more than 330,000 regular trading members.<\/p>\n It comes as Co-op pulled down the shutters on two\u00a0stores\u00a0in the last two months.<\/p>\n The retailer closed its branch in Castle House,\u00a0Sheffield, on July 22, with nearby stores in Broad Lane and Glossop Road remaining open.<\/p>\n Plus,, the chain's branch in Mildenhall Road, Bury St Edmunds,\u00a0Suffolk, is pulled down its shutters for good on August 19.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Tesco is to permanently close one of its stores on September 15.<\/p>\n The branch in Kilner Way Retail Park in\u00a0Sheffield was formerly a Jack's supermarket – a discount store launched by Tesco.<\/p>\n If you want to know if any store closures are taking place near where you live, we have a guide to all the store closures taking place in September.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023-wilko-shop-staines-upon-840343661-3.jpg\")
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