Peter Vardy is making ready to shut two of its purpose-built massive automobile CARZ supermarkets in Dundee and Glasgow because of challenges within the used automobile market post-Covid and lack of car provide.

The enterprise confirmed there will likely be “regrettable redundancies” because of the deliberate closures, however is seeking to place affected colleagues in various roles in different rising areas inside the wider group.

Peter Vardy retains six of its CARZ supermarkets in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Grangemouth, Kirkcaldy, Motherwell and Perth.

A press release from the vendor group mentioned new roles have been created to accommodate affected staff, and the federal government company PACE (Partnership Motion for Persevering with Employment) has been appointed to offer extra assist.

The group’s welfare group can also be “available” to offer help and steerage, providing a compassionate and supportive surroundings for all colleagues.

Furthermore, Peter Vardy’s Basis has been made accessible to supply monetary help ought to any particular person face monetary difficulties within the close to future.

Concurrently, Peter Vardy mentioned it has signed phrases with MG and can open two new websites in Kirkcaldy and Edinburgh. This additionally follows the information that the group would be the sole distributor in Scotland for the Nice Wall Motors’ Ora model. It is seemingly a number of the affected staff at CARZ may work in these new companies within the coming weeks.

Peter Vardy, the corporate’s chief government, mentioned: “Proposing the closure of any enterprise, when the first focus is on colleague engagement, welfare and profession growth is after all a disappointment.

“I’m sorry to and for our affected colleagues however we are going to do all the things in our energy to assist them on this interval.

“The shortage of a used automobile provide for automobile supermarkets has pushed this determination, it hasn’t been efficiency or ability or the standard of our groups, it’s a change out there situations.

“Whereas the choice to shut our used automobile supermarkets is hard for us all, we firmly imagine that reallocating sources, funds, and expertise to the rising divisions inside the group will bolster long-term prospects for the enterprise and its colleagues.”