A POPULAR clothing shop has suddenly closed with zero warning leaving customers upset.
Situated in the Meridian Retail Park in Cleethorpe, Leading Labels has shut for good, with only a notice on its door.
The landlord issued a notice of forfeiture and repossessed the building on August 26.
The notice read: “Take notice that the landlord has today re-entered premises at Unit 2B Meridian Point, Kings Road, Cleethorpes in accordance with the landlord’s power under clause 6.1 of the Lease and Reversionary Lease.
“As a consequence of the re-entry, the lease and the reversionary lease are forfeited and the premises have been secured.
“Any attempt to enter the premises without the landlord’s authority may be a criminal offence and result in prosecution.”
The closure has led to fans of the shop flocking to Facebook to express their shock and disappointment.
One person said: “The slow painful death of bricks n mortar retail as we all buy blind from online catalogues … and let our money go abroad or a tax dodging carousel.
“The death of retail is the death of towns and city centres. And we let it happen.”
Another added: “It is a lovely shop, always went to it. Me and my sisters do not shop online.
“We would go there, then next door and to get are dinner out lovely day out staff was fantastic.
“Sick of people doing this. Another sad ending.”
One person simply said: “Loved this store.”
Meanwhile other people commented that they weren’t surprise at the business closing up.
On person said: “Not surprised, like a lot of retailers, if we could only come to these shops, and pay what the items are worth, without being fleeced.
Another added: “I’m not surprised there prices are very high , feel for the staff going to lose there jobs though.”
A third commented: “Seems like the landlord hadn’t been paid, can’t have been making enough of a profit.”
One person blamed the council and said: “Afraid Grimsby and Cleethorpes is dying. Council fault, needs new fresh leaders with ambitious plans and ideas.”
