LAUNCESTON’S Carpetright store could close this autumn.

On Thursday, Carpetright plc entered into a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), and if it is approved, it expects to close 81 stores in September.

A statement on its website read: “Planned closures will not affect any orders you might have placed with us and all orders will be fulfilled. If you have placed an order with a store that is set to close the store team will endeavour to complete your order before September. Should that not be possible, your order will be transferred to the nearest Carpetright store and the team will write to you with revised contact details.”

There are currently more than 400 stores including many instances where stores are less than five miles apart from each other.

The statement continued: “With more and more customers choosing to shop online, this simply isn’t sustainable for us. Following these potential closures, we will still retain a retail estate of approximately 300 stores so it’s likely that most customers will still have a Carpetright store nearby.

“The objective of the CVA is to establish a right-sized and right-rented estate of contemporary stores, complemented with a strong online offer, and it’s our belief that this is the best solution for our business and our customers. The CVA process will take some time to complete and we expect to be able to confirm the store closures within six weeks.”

Anyone with queries is asked to contact Carpetright, and for queries relating to an outstanding order, their local store.

As well as Launceston’s store, stores in Bodmin and St Austell are included in the list of potential closures.

To speak to Carpetright’s customer service team about this matter, dial 0330 333 3444 and press option five.