WHSmith in Margate High Street will shut down this April as it is “no longer sustainable” to trade at the location.
The closure news comes on the heels of the Ramsgate branch closure last month.
A WHSmith spokesperson said: “Regrettably, it is no longer sustainable to continue to trade from this location and the difficult decision has been taken to close the store on Saturday 20thApril.
“We would like to thank all our customers for their support and for shopping with us and look forward to continuing to serve the local Margate community from other nearby stores including Westwood Cross Shopping Centre.
“We are also extremely grateful for the commitment of our in store colleagues who we will support with this transition and redeploy to nearby stores, where possible.”
A Post Office branch is also housed at the Margate WHSmith store.
A Post Office spokesperson said there are talks with two applicants to take over the service.
A Post Office spokesperson said: “WHSmith has made the difficult decision to close its Margate store, where Margate Post Office is based in April. The date for the Post Office closing at this location is being finalised.
“We know how important a Post Office is to a community and the vacancy has been advertised and we currently have two applicants that we are in discussion with.”
