Sainsbury’s has revealed plans to wave goodbye to nine more Argos branches on the UK high street.

While the retail giant continues to streamline its operations, Sainsbury’s, which owns Argos, intends to shut nine standalone stores in the forthcoming financial year.

However, there is a silver lining, as Sainsbury’s confirmed: “For the full financial year we expect to open 13 Argos stores within Sainsbury’s and close nine standalone stores.”

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