UK electrical company to close 8 stores in days - 60 jobs at risk

UK electrical company to close 8 stores in days - 60 jobs at riskA UK electrical company is set to shutter eight of its stores by the end of this week, placing 60 jobs at risk in the process. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Ewan Gleadow 12:23, Tue, Jun 2, 2026 Updated: 12:28, Tue, Jun 2, 2026 A high street mainstay is set to close several locations and cut 60 jobs in the process (file) (Image: Getty)An independent electrics store is set to shutter eight of its stores before the end of the week, putting 60 jobs at risk. The store confirmed the closures for Saturday, June 6, would affect their stores in Norfolk as they cite the increase in operating costs and rise of online shopping as a reason for the closures. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) Hughes Electrical will close its stores in Diss, Dereham, Hunstanton, North Walsham, Norwich's Mason Road, and Thetford, as well as its stores in Clacton and Wisbech, on Saturday. A total of 60 staff are at risk, with 35 set to be affected by the store closures and told they were at risk of redundancy yesterday (June 1). Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy READ MORE: HMRC c...