ewellery chain H.Samuel has closed down its shop in Lister Gate as it consolidates its operations in Nottingham to one location.
Shoppers have been greeted at the branch with a sign informing them all business will now be done from their store at the intu Victoria Centre.
The chain’s parent company, Signet Group, has not gone into detail as to why the store has closed, but suggested a decision was made not to continue with the lease at the property.
The company did not provide details about how staff would be affected.
A spokesman for Signet said: “We continually re-assess our portfolio of stores on a store-by-store basis, particularly when individual store leases come up for renewal.
“This particular closure bears no reflection upon the future plans of the Signet business estate overall within the UK.
“We are sorry to be leaving Lister Gate, however we do have an H.Samuel store less than ten minutes away at 90 Victoria Centre.”
It is the second jewellery shop to leave Lister Gate in just a few months, after Ernest Jones, also part of Signet, closed its intu Broadmarsh Centre branch in late August.
Jeweller and watchmaker Goldsmiths also closed a branch in Clumber Street at the end of last year but moved all stock and staff to a new store on the corner of Bridlesmith Gate.
Reacting to the closure, Jeff Allen, chairman of the Nottingham Business Improvement District (BID), said: “It is always sad to see a retail store close but the H.Samuel decision is entirely understandable given that the lease has come up for renewal.
