Two major outdoor clothing brands are closing stores in Sussex.
Blacks and Millets have announced closures in two of their stores with a 30 per cent off 'closing down' sale.
Blacks will be closing its store in North Street in Brighton, while Millets will be closing its store Montague Street, Worthing.
JD Sports had rescued Blacks, which owned Millets at the time, from administration in 2012 by buying the brand, which included around 300 stores, for approximately £20 million.
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Both the Millets and Blacks stores will be replaced by a GO Outdoors Express store, which is also owned by the JD Sports brand.
The Argus understands that the Millets in Brighton will remain open and unchanged.
Blacks in Brighton will be converted to the new store by May. No official date has been given for Millets.
Lee Bagnall, CEO of JD Outdoors, said : ”With the best outdoor brands we are confident this conversion will offer a rewarding shopping experience for outdoor enthusiasts in Brighton.
"The new GO Express store will also allow Brighton shoppers to benefit from our GO Outdoors loyalty programme, which provides lower prices available for members.
“While this may come as a surprise to some of our loyal Blacks' customers in Brighton, we are committed to continuing to provide the level of service and quality that our customers expect in the GO Express stores.”
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