Aldi announced is will shut its Swanfield Place branch in Llanelli, Wales on April 27 and has no plans to replace it – leaving customers absolutely bereft.
Aldi is set to shut a popular store in WEEKS as shoppers beg for it to stay open. Aldi announced it will shut its Swanfield Place branch in Llanelli, Wales on April 27 and has no plans to replace it – leaving customers absolutely bereft.
It means customers face having to trek to Trostre, which is about a 30 minute walk. Cllr Sarah Evans told InYourArea: “This is a hell of a blow to those who do not have a car in my ward who face a far longer journey to travel to do their weekly shop.
“In particular it will hit the elderly and the most vulnerable the hardest. Llanelli welcomed Aldi with open arms as it brought cheaper prices and competition to the other major supermarket chains.”
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Labour Party councillor Shaun Greaney said: “People can ill-afford to lose this store. With rising energy prices, water bills, and a near 9% hike in council tax, this shop was a lifeline for those barely scraping by. I don’t know how people are going to manage now.”
One gutted shopper vented on Facebook: “Another great shop leaving our town, Aldi are closing there shop in Llanelli in April It’s such a shame that Llanelli council won’t try to keep this shop in town.
“It now means that if we want to go to Aldi in the future it means a trek to trostre.” A second customer replied to the post writing: “I love it there and I agree it’s always busy there!!! I don’t like the other Aldi it’s too big and the car park is awful!”
And a third typed: “Been on the cards for a long time. Just been seeing out their lease. They were never going to keep two open in the town” An Aldi spokesperson told The Sun: “Our Swanfield Place Store will close in Spring 2025.
“Our valued customers will still be able to shop and save close to home at our Trostre Road Store, and our amazing colleagues will be relocated to local stores.” Cllr Andrew Bragoli, added: “It feels like a betrayal of those loyal customers who spent their money at the store for years.
“I think it is a matter of record that when they were looking to open a store near Trostre Retail Park the company promised to keep the store here in Swanfield Place. I understand the store in our ward was still making money so I don’t understand why they are closing it. I hope they rethink this decision.”
