A DISCOUNT retailer has announced its second Blackburn store will shut, just days after announcing the first one will close.

Poundworld Plus will close between Friday, July 20 and Sunday, July 22, with the loss of 13 jobs, as the chain closes 80 more stores across the UK. A total of 1,024 jobs will go.

That’s on top of the eight employees losing their jobs at the smaller Poundworld store in the town centre Mall, that will close this weekend.

Clare Boardman, joint administrator, said: “Whilst we remain hopeful that a sale for part, or parts, of the business can still happen, it has not been possible to sell the business as a whole.

“We would like to thank all the employees for their continued support and commitment during this difficult time.”