TG Jones closes its Coney Street store in York after decades

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 16:31 · Archive

TG Jones has closed its Coney Street store in York after weeks of winding down the former WHSmith site.

TG Jones closed its Coney Street store in York on Monday, 19 October, marking the end of decades of trading at what was described as a high-street institution. The store occupied the site of the former WHSmith. The closure was announced on 2 September, with signs reading 'Store Closing Down' and 'Everything Must Go' appearing as the retailer prepared to leave the city centre.

In the final weeks, stock was heavily discounted. The Post Office inside TG Jones closed on 14 October, at which point the store's first floor had been cleared and remaining stock moved downstairs, with discounts reaching 60 per cent. On the last day, signs displayed remaining items for sale for '£1 or less'. By lunchtime on 19 October, shelves had been stripped to fixtures and fittings on the ground floor, with only a handful of books and cards remaining.

Furniture and shop fittings including chairs, coffee tables, card racks and shelves were sold as the store wound down. Staff made announcements throughout the day calling out which items were available. TG Jones is not disappearing entirely from York, with the company's Monks Cross retail park store remaining open.

How it is being reported

• Empty shelves, £1 sales and staff callouts as high street shop closes for goodThe store, at 39-41 Coney Street is closing (Monday, October 19) after weeks of winding down the former WHSmith store, which occupied the site for decades.The Press (York) · 19 Oct, 16:00
• Empty shelves, £1 sales and staff callouts as high street shop closes for goodThe store, at 39-41 Coney Street is closing (Monday, October 19) after weeks of winding down the former WHSmith store, which occupied the site for decades.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 19 Oct, 16:00

In this story: TG Jones · York · Coney Street · Monks Cross · WHSmith

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