SuperValu has confirmed the closure of its store in Drogheda, Co Louth with immediate effect.
In a statement the company said: “Regrettably we are announcing the closure of our store in Drogheda due to difficult trading conditions at the store over a sustained trading period.
“This decision will potentially lead to redundancies for the six full-time and eighteen part-time staff members. The store will cease to operate today, 2nd December 2016.”
The retailer will now enter a consultation period with staff and said it will provide out-placement support to assist them in finding alternative employment.
In recent years the town centre retailers in Drogheda, including Supervalu, have had to deal with competition from Aldi, Lidl and Tesco who have built on the outskirts of the town – as well as from Dunnes Stores and Marks & Spencer, who all have stores a short distance from SuperValu.
