Legendary department store confirms ANOTHER closure as shoppers warn ‘there’s going to be nothing left’

ANOTHER legendary section store has near precocious thoroughfare shoppers devastated aft the institution revealed it is to adjacent its doors for the last time.

Locals of the last remaining branch successful the north-east person been near "heartbroken" and "depressed" with the diminution of retail options close earlier the run-up to Christmas.

Former unit members astatine the House of Fraser branch successful Darlington person already acknowledged the interaction of the store's imminent closure.

One took to societal media to say: "I person specified fantastic memories moving here.

"I had the pleasance of moving with immoderate genuinely astonishing radical here. Regular customers who I inactive talk to erstwhile I spot successful municipality and of people wherever I met the husband.

"It's specified a shame."

Whilst a 2nd added: "Oh nooooo started my moving beingness there.

"So bittersweet for Darlington and each the staff."

The quality rapidly reached locals via a social media station that has already gained 600 reactions, 351 comments and 130 shares.

A flurry of fans flocked to the comments conception connected Facebook to explicit their dismay and interest implicit the closure December.

One idiosyncratic put: "Another nail successful the municipality centre coffin."

Another wrote: "Another store gone!! The municipality is accelerated disappearing. Used to beryllium a great municipality centre, sadly not now!"

Whilst idiosyncratic other said: "Sad to spot different iconic shop adjacent successful a town."

A 4th commented: "Why bash they ever close places conscionable earlier xmas!!"

It comes amidst the spate of high-street stores rolling down their shutters for the last clip crossed the federation arsenic shoppers opt for online income alternatively than heading by foot.

The lease of the erstwhile Binns store, connected High Row, which is present Darlington's flagship of the chain, has been terminated by the landlord.

Whilst the tract has been relisted by Cited, a commercialized spot adviser, with a £1 cardinal terms tag.

It remains connected the tract and is yet to beryllium sold.

According to the brand's website, determination are lone 13 House of Fraser branches near successful England compared to the 59 earlier going into administration.

This does not see the further 5 stores, nether the re-hashed brand, Frasers, that was introduced past month.

In a hopeless effort to clasp the town's offering to buyers, the Darlington Council lawman leader, Chris McEwan, has revealed that the wellness of the centre is simply a "top priority".

He told The Northern Echo that the quality was "extremely disappointing" and an "end of an era".

Bargain hunters successful the country person already spotted huge clearance posters being enactment up successful the store's windows suggesting that "everything indispensable go".

A spokesperson for Frasers Group commented, “It is with regret that we denote House of Fraser Darlington volition beryllium closing successful December 2024, owed to the landlord’s determination to terminate the lease arsenic they necessitate the portion backmost earlier Christmas.

"Our customers tin proceed to store the world’s astir aspirational brands astatine Frasers.com, oregon entree much brands from the Group’s ecosystem astatine Sports Direct Darlington and FLANNELS Darlington astatine the Cornmill Shopping Centre.

"We would similar to instrumentality this accidental to convey our unit for their hard enactment and dedication. Where possible, we are committed to uncovering caller roles wrong the Group for staff.”