Major cinema chain shutting several branches today – is your local closing?
A MAJOR cinema chain is closing several branches from today leaving film fans disappointed.
Movie giant Odeon is bringing the curtain down on five of its cinemas forever.
The company made its decision following "a thorough assessment of all available options".
The branches closing are:
- Magdalen Street, Oxfordshire
- Rigby Road, Blackpool
- Weston-super-mare
- Ayrshire
- Banbury
The branch in Magdalen Street, Oxfordshire, is sadly closing just seven months before its 100th anniversary.
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When the news was first announced, a spokesperson for Odeon said: “We can confirm that, following a thorough assessment of all available options we have made the very difficult decision to close a small number of our cinemas.
"We know this will be disappointing news for our guests and we apologise for any inconvenience caused.
"We would like to thank them for their choosing Odeon to enjoy the magic of cinema.
"Looking after our people is our number one priority and we are looking to secure jobs for as many team members as possible in one of our 116 other cinemas across the UK and Ireland.”
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Odeon isn't the only brand to shut the doors on some of its branches.
A raft of closures have been hitting UK high streets recently.
A huge 69 bank branches will be shutting in June, disappearing from the high street forever as more people move online to do their banking.
On top of that, M&Co is shutting all of its 170 stores, in another blow for shoppers.
It comes after the business fell into administration in 2022.
Administrators at Teneo put the company up for sale with an auction deadline for interested buyers.
Meanwhile, Boots pharmacy has closed three stores already this year and B&Q has pulled down the shutters on eight "mini-shops" inside Asda supermarkets.
Fashion retailer H&M has closed three branches while M&S has shut down some of its stores, but it does plan to open new branches too.
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