THE closure of Andover’s Woolworths has been delayed by a day due to it still having a large amount of stock to sell.
Instead of closing today, Monday 5 January, the store, along with about 200 other Woolworths nationwide, will be shutting its doors for good tomoroow, Tuesday 6 January.
According to Deloitte, the firm’s administrators, another reason for the delay was the need for more time to make the final arrangements for the closure.
Woolworths, which has been going since 1909, went into administration in November with debts of £385 million and is the most high-profile UK High Street store casualty of the economic downturn so far.
The administrators tried but failed to sell the business as a going concern and are now continuing negotiations to sell off individual stores.
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