GAP to close on The Moor in latest blow for Sheffield city centre shopping
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GAP is closing all 81 of its UK and Ireland stores after sales tumbled almost 40 per cent in the year to January 2021.
The firm said they would shut in a ‘phased manner’ between the end of August and the end of September.
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Hide AdIt is a hammer blow for The Moor which is home to a large GAP.
It comes after a council chief said Meadowhall expansion plans should be blocked to save Sheffield city centre which has suffered a string of high profile closures including John Lewis on Barker’s Pool and Debenhams and Top Shop/Top Man on The Moor.
GAP did not disclose how many staff will be affected by the announcement.
A spokeswoman said they would continue to sell online.
She added: “We are not exiting the UK market. We will continue to run and operate our Gap e-commerce business.”