Major coffee chain with over 2,000 branches confirms exact date in days it will shut town centre store
A POPULAR coffee shop has confirmed that it has permanently closed it's town centre store in Wiltshire.
The chain has announced that its Maryport Street store, in the centre of Devizes, will shut for the final time on Thursday, August 15.
This branch is situated on the corner of The Brittox, and is owned and operated by a franchise partner, but will now be shut down.
Costa Coffee has already shut the doors of dozens of its sites in recent months.
However, the Costa branch in the Market Place, at the junction with Snuff Street, will remain open.
A Costa Coffee Spokesperson told The Sun: “Our Costa Coffee store on Maryport Street, Devizes, which is owned and operated by one of our franchise partners, is closing for trade on the 15th of August.
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"The local community can continue to enjoy their favourite Costa coffee at our nearby store on Market Place, Devizes.”
One TripAdvisor review of the Costa store said: "My first time in this particular Costa. It's smaller than most others I've been in and wasn't very busy when I visited. Shout out to the excellent service from the staff though, the person with red hair especially was really friendly, super polite and attentive. Thank you!"
Another commented: ";Quick and friendly service nothing too much trouble. Nice coffee and mango smoothie. Very clean. A nice relaxing experience."
The popular coffee shop has approximately 2,000 sites nationwide, so it's likely they'll be a store near you.
It says it regularly reviews its store estate across the UK to ensure it's right for its communities and teams.
This can include the closing or renovation of existing stores, or the opening of new stores.
Below we reveal the full list of Costa Coffee sites which have already shut and those which are due to close this year.
To find your nearest store or Costa Express machine, you can visit the chain's website.
Which Costa Coffee shops have closed?
Each of the sites which have closed has further Costas nearby, which you can find using the locator tool on the chain's website.
The following branches closed, or are set to close this year.
- Packhorse Road, Buckinghamshire - January 10
- King Street, Maidstone, Kent - January 20
- Chiswick High Road, London - February 6
- Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh - February 14
- Rottingdean, Brighton and Cove - February
- Erdington High Street, Birmingham - March 1
- Cheltenham (inside House of Fraser) - March 23
- Stockton Heath, Warrington - April 11
- High Street West, Uppingham - May
- Rhyl High Street, North Wales - May 14
- The Martlets, Burgess Hill, July 8
- Maryport Street, Devizes - August 15
Here are the Costa shops which closed in 2023:
- Coliseum retail park in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire - June 3
- Welch Way, Witney - June 5
- Wigan town centre - June 25
- Five Rise shopping centre, Bingley - July 9
- High Street, Worcester - July (relocated September 15)
- Lowestoft's North Quay retail park - July 23 (refurbishment)
- Church Street, Oakham - September 15
- West Bridgford, near Nottingham - September 22
- Commercial Street, Newport, Wales - October
- Church Street in Malvern, near Worcestershire - November 17
- Gatwick Airport South Terminal - November
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Which other food and drink chains have closed?
Food and drink chains in general have been suffering in recent months as the cost of living has led to fewer people spending on eating out.
Businesses had been struggling to bounce back after the pandemic, only to be hit with soaring energy bills and inflation.
Multiple chains have been affected, resulting in big name brands like Wetherspoons and Frankie & Benny's closing branches.
In early 2023, burger chain Byron Burger collapsed into administration resulting in the loss of over 200 jobs.
Prezzo, the Italian chain, also revealed plans to shut 46 restaurants last year as a result of soaring energy and food costs, putting 810 jobs at risk.
More recently, Papa Johns confirmed 43 closures for May 2024.
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Although some chains have managed to persevere, like Greggs which announced huge expansion plans.
Bakery chains Wenzel's the Bakers and Patisserie Valerie are also looking at opening new branches.