A convenience shop in County Durham has closed it's doors to be replaced by a Morrisons Daily.
McColl's on Tyne Road in Stanley was a staple of the community, offering nearby residents a store to go to grab their shopping.
However, alongside numerous other shops within the McColl's brand, it was announced that it would be closing - leaving residents dissapointed that they'd be losing their local store.
Read more: LISTED: All of the McColl's stores that are closing in the North East
This came after Morrisons revealed proposals to shut or rebrand more than 132 loss-making McColl’s stores – a convenience chain it bought in 2022.
These are the shops that it closed as a result of the restructure:
Here is the full list of the stores in North East that will shut:
- Gateshead 8 Fewster Square - NE10 8XQ
- Harrogate - HG2 0AG
- Darlington Yarm Road - DL1 1XL
- Billingham Neasham Avenue - TS23 3QZ*
- Darlington Whitby Way - DL3 9UH*
- Normanby 33 High Street - TS6 0NH*
- Ashington Meadowfield - NE63 9TR*
- Redcar Gurney Street - TS11 8EQ*
- Wingate Front Street - TS28 5AA*
At the time, Joseph Sutton, Morrisons' convenience, online and wholesale director, said: "We have a great deal of work to do but there's no question that McColl's is a business with strong potential.
"I'm confident that the combination of McColl's conveniently located stores and great colleagues, together with Morrisons scale, brand, systems and fresh food expertise, will lead to a transformation of the business.
"We very much regret the proposed closure of 132 loss-making stores, but it is, very sadly, an important step towards the regeneration of the business.
"I am confident that McColl's can, in the Morrisons family, once again become a growing, thriving and vibrant convenience business serving local communities across the UK."
Despite the idea to close many stores, Stanley was one of those that Morrisons decided to make into a shop - and it has now opened on Tyne Road.
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