IT IS THE final day of business for a discounted retailer in Colwyn Bay.

Poundland, in the BayView Shopping Centre, is set to shut today (January 5).

The retailer said they are unable to renew the lease at Colwyn Bay. 

Boots will also be closing its stores in Colwyn Bay and Rhos-on-Sea this year. The company confirmed their pharmacy in Rhos will shut in March, with the Station Road store in Colwyn Bay set to close in April, as part of 300 Boots store closures across the UK.

A spokesperson for Poundland told the Pioneer in December 2023: "Poundland is opening over 80 new stores in just 70 days this quarter, but I’m afraid we’ve been unable to renew the lease at Colwyn Bay, so it will sadly close in the new year on January 5.

"It goes without saying we’ll be doing everything we can to look after our colleagues at Colwyn Bay – we have a number of open positions at nearby stores.

"It’s always disappointing to have to leave a store , but we look forward to continuing to welcome customers to our Rhyl and Llandudno locations."

David Jones, MP for Clwyd West, called the closure as "another blow for Colwyn Bay".

He said: "It is a huge pity, given that the town was once one of the best shopping centres in North Wales."

Costcutter also closed in December as well as Subway.

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Wood's, a card and gift shop that had been trading in the town for more than 20 years, also closed in September 2023.

Then owner Neil Wood felt there was "little support" for independent shops like Wood's and that "crime, theft and  antisocial behaviour" was putting customers off the town.

He said that footfall had dropped over the years and the town had become an "undesirable place to shop."

WHSmith in Colwyn Bay closed to customers for good in July 2021 after more than a century in the town.