The Co-Operative in the heart of Newport will close next year, it has been confirmed – but it’s unclear what the future holds for the town’s multi-storey car park.
A supermarket has been situated on Pyle Street for decades and prior to being split up, Somerfields occupied the entire ground floor of the building. The Pyle Street location currently plays host to the Co-Operative and TK Maxx but from February 2021 the Co-Operative will be closing its doors for good.
The store’s closure will also affect The Post Office, who are now looking for a new operator for the Newport branch.
It’s currently unclear how many jobs will be lost and what will happen to the multi-storey car park situated overhead.
A spokesperson for the Co-op has said:
“The Co-op is moving forward with a clear purpose and momentum and while this often involves opening new stores, we also have to take difficult decisions and review our existing sites and how they support our goals of creating a compelling offer for communities, viably and conveniently.
“Our Pyle Street, Newport, store will continue to serve our community through the present lockdown. However, after careful consideration, it will close next year.“The decision is in no way a reflection on the hard work and commitment of colleagues, who have been informed and are being fully supported. We would like to thank the community for its support over the years.”
Shame for all the staff , but co-op is so expensive and no longer supports working class customers , if they went back to roots then maybe more people would use the store pure greed at the top.
True. I never shop there now way too much cheaper competition. Sorry for staff though. Always wonder how they maintain two in shanklin!
The two in Shanklin are different. The one on Regent street is a Southern Co-Operative. The larger one a northern Co-Op
And a lack of staff cue City…
You really have no idea why co-op exist, do you? There are no greedy fat cats or shareholders. It is owned by it’s members, i.e everyone who works and shops there with a co-op card.
If its more expensive than other supermarkets and isn’t driven by profit, something’s going wrong isn’t it! Paying high rents on high streets is probably one reason, so congrats to greedy council yet again.
Council doesn’t set the rent, the landlord does – get your facts right.
High prices, smaller portions and bad quality in my view.
Bring back Bumpers!
Probably the most robbed store in Newport, always see junkies running out with booze etc
This is a shame for the staff. But is to be expected with the growth of the super stores. I hope they use the land and build some affordable housing for locals instead of building on greenfield land. A nice block of one and two bedroom flats so our children can get on the housing ladder. First time island buyers only.
Flats? More drug dens in newport lol
Co Op priducts are great quality and their points system is the best!! Luckily living in Ryde we still have an amazing Co Op.
Does this mean there will be no post office at all in central newport
correct
Convert it to flats. The high street is going and will soon be gone anyway. Keep one floor for parking and the others for living accommodation.
The car park was originally NCP and now Horizon Parking, not sure why an empty CoOp beneath it would make any difference?
It wont. It’s more fake “news”
It’s not fake so take yourself off this page don’t comments thing like that
Another shop closing very sad Newport will be a ghost town and very sad for the staff that work ther loosing there jobs
it’s losing, and, their jobs.
Never use a comma after the word “and”. The comma you used before the word “and” is acceptable though. Just saying.
Co-Op is expensive, some items are more expensive than Waitrose or Marks & Spencers, enough said!!
Oh no! Not the car park please
Unfortunately, no matter how laudable the Co-Ops offering is regarding supporting local products etc, the overall offering is somewhat old fashioned, many of the stores are not in the best places, are somewhat dowdy and out of step with more modern stores, and their products are just too expensive – im not paying an extra 5/6p on a tin of beans for example(or hundreds of other items) just because its from the Co Op.
Why are they shutting the co-op in Newport and are opening one up in Nettlestone opposite an existing thriving shop?
Isn’t the car park free if you shop in co op? feel for the staff, more victims of high streets in terminal decline soon they will be gone forever. Due to lack of investment lack of imagination by planners plus greedy parking charges. I never go to Newport now takes ages to get there, can’t find parking, when I finally do I feel ripped off at the machine not a good mind set to be in to go shopping then anxiously worried about getting a ticket. Shopping is all about having a nice relaxing day at the shops, & finally all high streets are boringly the same been to 1 been to em all. Needs to be more like Brighton’s lanes.
It was fairly obvious that either Co-op or Morrisons would go with Asda and Lidl opening in recent years. High street shopping is dead. Face facts. Too expensive to park, expensive prices due to high rents and rates, out-of-town retail parks and superstores offering free parking, and, of course…online shopping, which has doubled since March.