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Edinburgh Live
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Robert Fairnie

Carphone Warehouse closing six Edinburgh shops as job losses are announced

Edinburgh's six Carphone Warehouse shops are to close with job losses confirmed.

The retailer has announced plans to shut all 531 stores across the UK, resulting in almost 3000 redundancies. Around 1800 staff will take on new roles.

The business will now just sell mobile phones from their combined Currys PC World shops.

The six Edinburgh stores affected are on Princes Street, Cameron Toll, Ocean Terminal, Straiton Retail Park, the Gyle and Fort Kinnaird.

Dixons Carphone described the move to close all stores as "essential" amid a £90 million loss this year.

Carphone Warehouse group chief executive Alex Baldock said: "We're working hard to look after those colleagues we can't find new roles for, financially and otherwise.

"We'll pay enhanced redundancy, any bonuses, honour their share awards, and help them find new jobs through an outplacement programme."

Carphone Warehouse will still be selling products within Currys PC World stores at Craigleith Retail Park and in Corstorphine.

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