Chain of hardware shops to close

Outside of a Coopers shop. It is painted in sage green with two sets of three large rectangular windows on either side of a door. Above the entrance is a sign in dark green with the word 'Coopers' painted in white. DIY and garden products can be seen outside, and a woman in jeans, a navy hoody and a green shoulder bag is walking through the main doors. Signs in the window say there is a half price closing down sale. Martin Giles/BBC

The company was founded in 1938

A chain of hardware shops has announced it is closing.

Coopers posted on its website that its branches across Suffolk and Norfolk would cease trading on Saturday at 15:00 BST.

The company, which has a head office in Worlingham, near Beccles, was founded in 1938 as a business in Great Yarmouth.

Stores have operated in Beccles, Bungay, Halesworth, Harleston, Leiston and Framlingham.

A sign saying 'half price closing down sale - please consider staffs [sic] feelings' stuck in the window of the shopMartin Giles/BBC

On its website, Coopers said it would be running a half-price sale in stores until Saturday's closure.

It is unclear if the company will continue operating online. It has been approached for comment.

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