Tiger shop to close before Christmas
"It's time to say goodbye, Salisbury"
Last updated 7th Dec 2022
The Danish homeware chain Tiger is to close its Salisbury shop, on the corner of Butcher Row.
A poster on the shop window reads "It's time to say goodbye, Salisbury".
The announcement comes just a few short weeks before Christmas, and will see the shop closing on Saturday, 24 December.
Greatest Hits Radio reached out to the company for a comment.
Mike Burke, Managing Director of Flying Tiger Copenhagen in the UK, said:
"I can confirm that our Salsibury store will close on December 24.
"As a global retailer, we constantly assess our store portfolio and adjust accordingly, which means both store openings in new locations and store closures from time to time.
"We have enjoyed our many years in Salisbury and would like to thank our customers for shopping with us and hope to see them again in one of our other locations."
It's the latest in a string of high street businesses to close in Salisbury.
Last month, the Wilding Restaurant & Wine Shop announced its closure, just 15 months after it opened in the city centre.
At the time, the company said increased costs of food, utilities and labour made it "impossible to continue" and apologised to clients who had made Christmas bookings.
And earlier this month, another restaurant in the city centre announced it was closing due to increased costs of food and energy.
Owner Tim Tonkin told Greatest Hits Radio about his decision to close his restaurant between Christmas and the Spring to save on costs.
"The numbers demonstrated that we would essentially lose less money by closing", Tim said at the time, adding that on average food costs went up by around 40% compared to the start of the year.
Meanwhile, Salisbury BID, which represents local and independent trades, reassured that Salisbury businesses are "resilient".
Last month, it was announced one of the city's biggest empty retail units would be filled soon, after being vacant for over two years.
A Magnet Kitchen shop, which will replace the older Burger King on the High Street, is due to open in a week's time.
Chief Executive, Robin McGowan, said:
“We are so lucky to have a vast array of national and independent shops in the city, but if we don’t use them, we really could lose them.
"There is a lot to be positive about though, the appearance of so many new names on our streets proves that despite one of the toughest couple of years in memory for businesses, there is strength in our city.”