- The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has announced plans to close approximately 150 shops over the next two years.
- Around 90 stores are scheduled to shut by the end of March next year, with the remaining closures completed by March 2028.
- The organisation said the proposals follow a review process, prompted by escalating operating costs and changing consumer habits, which have made some stores financially unsustainable.
- Chief executive Dr Charmaine Griffiths said the retail business faces an “exceptionally challenging trading environment” and the closures are to ”sustain retail’s important contribution to funding BHF’s groundbreaking research”
- The charity has said there will also be cuts to its central teams, though the exact number of affected staff remains undisclosed.
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