Another shop in Aberystwyth’s beleaguered high street will close after it was confirmed that Carphone Warehouse stores will close across the UK.

After a string of closures of stores in Aberystwyth town centre, the loss of another shop is a blow to the town centre, with Carphone Warehouse on Great Darkgate Street due to close on 3 April.

Local councillor Ceredig Davies said the loss of Carphone Warehouse would see a string of empty shops close to each other on Aberystwyth’s main shopping street.

He said: "It is extremely disappointing that there is to be another empty shop in Great Darkgate Street and in the current economic climate there is little chance that there will be new tenants queuing up to take up a tenancy.

"It is not surprising they decided to restructure their business as anybody walking past the national mobile phone shops would see that they did not have the footfall that they once had."

Dixons Carphone announced it is closing its 531 standalone Carphone Warehouse stores to instead concentrate on selling mobile devices and connectivity through Carphone Warehouse shops inside big Currys PCWorld stores.

The company said it was taking the step to try and counter losses of around £90 million this year on mobile business.

Alex Baldock, the group chief executive, said: "Customers are changing how they buy technology, and Dixons Carphone must change with them.

"We’re underway with a fundamental transformation to do so.

"Today’s tough decision is an essential part of that, the next step in making our UK mobile business a success for customers, colleagues and other shareholders.

"Clearly, with unsustainable losses of around £90m expected this year, mobile is currently holding back the whole business.

"There’s never an easy time for an announcement like this, but the turbulent times ahead only underline the importance of acting now.

"I don’t underestimate how upsetting this news will be for our colleagues and we’ll treat everyone with honesty, respect and care.

"We want to keep as many of our Carphone Warehouse colleagues as we can, and expect to find new roles for almost 40 per cent of those affected.

"We’re working hard to look after those colleagues we can’t find new roles for, financially and otherwise.

"We’ll pay enhanced redundancy, any bonuses, honour their share awards, and help them find new jobs through an outplacement programme.

"We recognise our responsibilities towards our colleagues and communities, and intend to fulfil them.

"But though it is by far the toughest decision we’ve had to make, it is necessary. We must follow our customers."