Department store chain shutting last shop TODAY after 140 years as it’s wiped off high street due to Budget tax hikes

AN ICONIC department store has been forced to shut its last branch after 140 years of trading due to Rachel Reeves’ Budget hikes.

Beales has confirmed its last ever shop, located in the Dolphin Centre shopping mall in Poole, Dorset, will be closing for good today.

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