Retailer with several Scots shops closing one of its venues
Signage has appeared on The Designer Rooms store on Campbell Street in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, revealing it will be shutting.
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Retailer with several Scots shops closing one of its venues (Image: Newsquest) The sign reads: "Closing down sale. This store only. Massive Reductions. Up to 80 per cent off everything."
The firm, which is known for selling 'quality furniture', has multiple shops across the country, including in Renfrew, Coatbridge, Livingston, Ayr, Glasgow's Silverburn Shopping Centre, and Uddingston.
It is unclear when the store will shut its doors for the last time.
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