Stoke City Football Club announced yesterday (13 September) that their retail outlet in Hanley will close in March next year.

The store, in The Potteries Centre, which has been open for more than 15 years, will close for 'commercial reasons'.

The Club's Chief Operating Officer, Simon King, said: "The vast majority of our retail trade already takes place at the bet365 Stadium and online, and it makes commercial sense to put our complete focus on those outlets moving forward, albeit with flexibility for temporary pop-up ventures where there is a coherent case to do so in future.

"We apologise for any inconvenience caused to those who prefer to shop for their Stoke City merchandise within the City Centre store, and hope that the combination of the stadium store and retail website will ensure that nobody needs to be excluded."

The Stoke City shop is open 9am-6pm Monday to Saturday and 10.30am-4.30pm on Sundays.

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