Spalding’s Argos store will be relocating into Sainsbury’s – leaving another gap in Holland Market

Spalding’s Argos store will be relocating into a town supermarket.

Sainsbury’s has confirmed that the existing Argos store in Holland Market will be closing and moving a few doors down to become a concession within its supermarket.

The food retailer has been closing standalone Argos stores to create concessions within its Sainsbury’s sites since purchasing the company in 2016.

The firm says it will be supporting Argos staff and could be offering the opportunity to redeploy to other roles.

An Argos spokesman said: “To make shopping more convenient for customers and to enable us to invest where it matters most, we are relocating many of our standalone Argos stores to Sainsbury’s – this includes our Spalding Argos store.

“Later this year, a brand-new Argos will open inside Sainsbury’s Spalding, enabling customers to purchase thousands of technology, home and toy products from Argos while picking up their groceries.”

“We understand this will be an unsettling time for those affected and we are supporting them in any we can, including offering colleagues the opportunity to redeploy to other roles within Sainsbury’s and Argos.”

Sainsbury’s has applied to South Holland District Council for planning permission to change the signage of its supermarket.

The closure of the standalone Argos site will create another empty shop within Holland Market following the closure of Wilko’s last year.

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