Retailer Argos has provided an update on its closure plans after it was announced earlier this year that the company would be shutting operations in Ireland, with home delivery to grind to a halt later in March.
In January, the UK-based catalogue goods store reportedly informed staff of the decision to close all 34 stores across Ireland by June 24 of this year, however, Northern Irish operations would remain unchanged.
The retailer said it had arrived at the decision after a long period of careful consideration and a thorough review of its business and operations in the country and would gradually wind down its Irish business.
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As part of this wind-down, customers in Ireland will no longer be able to pay for orders via the Argos website or place orders via its home delivery service after March 22.
A statement released by the company on Tuesday said: “We have made the very difficult decision to close our Argos stores and online operations in the Republic of Ireland by 24 June 2023.
“You can still place orders for home delivery up until 22 March but after this date our home delivery service will no longer be available.
“This means that larger items which are currently only available through our home delivery service, such as sofas, beds and large kitchen appliances will no longer be sold by Argos in the Republic of Ireland.
“We will honour all home delivery orders placed before 22 March. After this date you can still order small items via our Click and Collect service until stores close on 24 June 2023.”
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