Uncertainty For Wrexham B&Q Staff As 60 Store Closures Announced

Staff at the B&Q store in Wrexham face an uncertain future after their company announced that it was to close 60 of its shops.

The owners of B&Q announced a rolling programme of closures, although it has not yet announced which stores will be shut.

The company said today: “We have a lot to do and we are announcing today a set of first ‘sharp’ decisions which are already underway including the closure of around 15% surplus B&Q space”

The closures will affect around 60 yet unnamed stores, with a further six being scaled back in terms of space used.

The new Chief Executive of Kingfisher, who own B&Q indicated there are due to be major changes on how the business is run, saying: “It is clear to me that we need to organise ourselves very differently to unlock our potential.”

“This will involve taking what is essentially a locally managed set of businesses and creating instead a single, unified company where customer needs come first.”

On Monday a planned £200m deal by the company to buy the French DIY chain Mr Bricolage collapsed.