A HIGH Street shoe shop will shut its doors for good in July, its owners have confirmed.
As previously reported, Ecco Winchester, in High Street, is closing as the lease has come to an end.
A spokesperson for the company has been confirmed that it will permanently close on July 19, with the decision to net renew the lease being given as “local market conditions”.
The spokesperson said: “In ECCO, we continuously assess our brand presence across the world, including our shops in the UK. With this comes a steady flow of shop openings and closures to match local market conditions.”
A 20 per cent off sale on products is currently taking place.
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The shop manager, who asked not to be named, previously told the Chronicle: “We’ve come to the end of our lease, and sadly the company decided to close us.
“I would like to thank everyone for the support they have given us throughout the years. We will continue to support them in the months until we close, directing them to where our closest stores are and where they can find our products online.
“We will be here until the end if they want to say hi.”
The manager said that Ecco Winchester employs five members of staff. He was unable to answer if the chain would return to Winchester in the future.
The shop opened in Winchester in November 2019, just before the Covid lockdowns.
It is the latest shop to close its doors in Winchester this year, following the closure of CGC Emporium in The Brooks Centre at the end of March and the shuttering of Patisserie Valerie at the beginning of January.
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