Dublin Airport has announced the closure of a major store

The closure comes as the beauty and health retailer's contract to operate its shop in the airport terminal is expiring.

A Dublin Airport spokesperson said in a statement that there had been discussions about the possibility of keeping Boots in T1 open beyond the end of its current contract.

They added, however, that an agreement could not ultimately be reached.

The Dublin Airport spokesperson also said that work will begin shortly on a "reconfiguration" of some of the shops in the T1 airside area and that "exciting" new additions to Terminal 1 will be announced "very soon".

The Boots store in Terminal 2 of the airport will remain open and will be unaffected by any of these changes.

You can read the full statement from the airport spokesperson below:

"We can confirm that Boots' contract to operate their store in Terminal 1 will expire on October 31.

"We'll shortly start works on a reconfiguration of some of the shops in the T1 airside area and this will see the unit currently occupied by Boots being made smaller to accommodate a new corridor.

"We have been engaged with Boots since March about the possibility of keeping the store open beyond the end of its current contract, but an agreement could not be reached that would have kept both parties happy.

"We look forward to announcing details of exciting new changes and additions to the T1 retail offering very soon and we're confident that passengers will like what comes next.

"The Boots store in T2 at Dublin Airport is unaffected by this change and will remain open."

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