Proposals to shut down 50 UK Thomas Cook stores by March 2018 were announced on Friday (December 1).

The travel company revealed the possible closures as part of an "ongoing review of its retail network in the UK."

A list of stores at risk is yet to be announced but according to Travel Weekly the closures would put 400 jobs on the line.

Thomas Cook said the stores affected are a mix of Thomas Cook and Co-operative Travel branded stores, which are either in close proximity to other stores or located where a decline in footfall has impacted profits.

Thomas Cook announced proposals to close 50 UK stores

If the proposals go ahead, 50 stores would close between December 2017 and March 2018.

Thomas Cook UK’s director of retail and customer experience Kathryn Darbandi said: "We continually review our network of stores across the UK to make sure we’re offering customers the best of Thomas Cook, and it is clear that to succeed we have to operate as a truly omni-channel business. We’re one Thomas Cook to our customers and we will offer them a world-class service whichever channel they chose to book, be that retail or online."

In 2017, 47% of Thomas Cook holidays were booked in store while online sales in the UK grew by 27%.

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