Overview

• Booths’ Ripon branch will shut permanently at 4pm on Sunday, July 20, concluding 16 years of trading on Marshall Way.
• The upmarket chain has transferred the Ripon lease to Tesco and conducted staff consultations on the handover.
• Booths confirmed it has no plans to close any other outlets and will continue operations in Ilkley and Settle.
• Tesco has acquired the site but has not announced a date for reopening the store under its own banner.
• Recent arrivals by Next and the expanded Marks & Spencer outlet underscore ongoing national retailer investment in Ripon.