A newsagents has closed down ahead of a major supermarket chain moving into its location later this month.

Morrisons purchased McColls Retail Group in 2022 after the company, which also operates Martin’s newsagents, entered voluntary administration.

In November that year it began closing McColls stores down or converting them into Morrisons Daily locations, and the business is currently doing the same for Martin’s.

The Martin’s store in Abbots Langley High Street shut on Tuesday (February 5) but will be reopening soon as a Morrisons Daily.

According to staff, it is expecting to be trading as a Morrisons from March 15 if the rebranding and reorganisation goes smoothly.

Because Morrisons acquired McColls Retail Group wholesale, the Abbots Langley location’s manager  and staff will stay the same as they had been under the Martin’s name.

Watford Observer: Martin's in Abbots Langley High Street.Martin's in Abbots Langley High Street. (Image: Google Street View)

Inside, there will be a wider variety of food and less of a focus on newspapers and magazines, but customers will apparently still be able to do everything they had before.

The Morrisons website lists the following services as being available at the store: Amazon Locker, Amazon Parcels, Collect Plus, Home News Delivery, Iced Drinks, Just Eat, National Lottery, and PayPoint.

The opening hours are listed as 5.30am to 6pm weekdays, 6am to 6pm Saturday, and 6am to 1pm Sunday.