Date for Shoe Zone’s closure has been confirmed

A closing date has been confirmed as another retailer departs from the high street.

As previously reported in The News, Shoe Zone in Waterlooville will be closing its doors for good, as the company looks to make cuts across the country. The retailer sells shoes at discounted prices, with roughly 400 stores across the country – including units in Portsmouth and Fareham.

Last year, the brand reported a pre-tax profit of £9.5m, compared to a loss of £14.6m the previous year. Throughout that financial year, 50 stores that were deemed unprofitable were shut down for good.

Now, the death knell has been sounded for the store in W at er looville’ s high street, and a closing date has been confirmed.

The store will be closing for good on Thursday, May 11.

Shoe Zone’ s press office was contacted by The News for commentwhen the closure was first announced, but did not provide any response.

• Three-car pile-up

Chaos was caused on a major motorway as a person was seriously injured in a three-car pile up.

Officers were called to the scene at junction 4 of the A 3( M) at the P ur brook interchange on Friday. One vehicle had completely overturned in the incident, which happened around midday.

A Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary spokesman said: ‘We were called at 12.25pm to a report of a collision involving three cars, one of which had overturned, near junction 4 of the A3M northbound.

‘All lanes were closed while emergency services attended. One person has suffered serious, but not life-threatening, injuries.’