More retail woe as Tesco announces closure of Birmingham store

SUPERMARKET chain Tesco has announced it is to close its store at Five Ways in Birmingham.

More than 200 people work at the Edgbaston store and their jobs are now at risk.

The news comes just a week after Marks & Spencer announced it was closing three store or outlets in the region – at Fort Dunlop, Shirley (Stratford Road), and Walsall (Boundary Mill).

Tesco said it has decided not to renew the lease at its Five Ways store. It will close on August 15.

“Our priority is to do everything we can to find alternative roles within Tesco for as many affected colleagues as possible,” a spokesman said.

In January, Tesco announced it was shutting 43 stores across the country following successive years of falling sales and profits.