Parent company to exit ‘unprofitable’ super centre complex.

 

New Zealand’s Warehouse Group has flagged plans to close a Warehouse Stationery store in Christchurch.

 

Staff at The Warehouse, Noel Leeming, and Warehouse Stationery, located at the Northwood Super Centre in Belfast, Christchurch, have been “shocked” by a proposal to close all three stores, according to the Chris Lynch news service.

 

Employees have been told that the decision to shut down the stores was due to inadequate profitability. 

 

Staff were given a week to provide feedback on the closure proposal, after which management would make a final decision based on the received input.

 

Approximately 68 workers were employed at The Warehouse, while Warehouse Stationery and Noel Leeming have around eight to ten and twelve employees, respectively. 

 

Ian Carter, The Warehouse Group chief store operations officer said: “We have shared a proposal with our teams at The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery and Noel Leeming in Belfast looking to close the stores in line with the upcoming lease-end in September.

 

“Over the past few years, we have seen customer shopping habits change, with more customers choosing to shop in our stores nearby, including The Warehouse Northlands (Papanui) which includes a Warehouse Stationery, and Noel Leeming Northlink,” he said.