SIX off-licences owned by the Threshers group are to close, with the loss of 25 jobs.
The Oxfordshire staff are among 1,700 workers to lose their jobs after administrators for Threshers parent First Quench announced the closure of 373 stores.
The closure list from administrators KPMG includes The Local in Rose Hill; Threshers in Oxford Road, Cowley; Wine Rack in St Mary’s Street, Wallingford; The Local in Broadway, Didcot; Wine Rack in High Street, Witney; and The Local in Banbury.
Stock is being sold off at a discount from tomorrow. Some stores will trade until November 25, with the rest closing on December 2.
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