HIGH street giant Next has closed its flagship Home store in Southampton.
The huge 15,000 square foot outlet at West Quay Retail Park is now lying empty.
Signs in the window direct shoppers to the Hedge End store, although the clothes shop in Westquay remains open.
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When the store opened back in the summer of 2010, it was heralded as the biggest new store opening of the year by Next.
It stocked a mixture of furniture, kitchenware, tableware and domestic appliances.
The store also sold a children’s wear range and originally housed a Starbucks café.
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A spokesperson for Next confirmed the last day of trading was Saturday March 11, but declined to discuss the reasons behind the move.
Next plc is a British multinational clothing, footwear and home products retailer, which has its headquarters in Leicestershire. It has around 700 stores, of which 500 are in the UK, and 200 across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
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