A retail chain is set to leave Elgin before the town’s only shopping centre closes.
The Works, which sells a range of arts, crafts and books, is among the tenants of the St Giles Centre which will close in 10 days.
Staff will likely be offered moves to stores in Aberdeen and Inverness…Picture: HNM
A spokesperson for the retailer confirmed that the Elgin store will shut on January 17 as a result.
However, it is understood that the retailer is “unlikely” to open another branch in Elgin after the closure.
The spokesperson said the firm is “working to redeploy” the five employees based in Elgin.
However, the nearest stores are located more than 35 miles away in Inverness and Aberdeen.
A spokesperson for The Works said: “We can confirm that our Elgin store will cease trading on January 17 due to the closure of the St Giles Centre.
“We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this closure and would like to thank customers for shopping with us at the Elgin store over the years.
“We are working to redeploy all team members and customers can continue to shop with us at one of our other stores in the wider area, as well as online at theworks.co.uk.”
The news comes after the franchise owner of Elgin’s Subway said it would be “very difficult” to stay in town after the shopping centre closes.
The St Giles Centre is set to close on January 20.