Scotmid Co-operative Society today assured me they are taking steps to find a new tenant for the recently-closed village store in Newtonhill.
Chief executive John Brodie tells me that they are appointing an agent to market the property to find a suitable future occupier, and they have already received some early enquiries following its closure.
He adds that whether the next occupier will be for a convenience store or an alternative retail or other use remains to be seen.
There will certainly be challenges for whoever that will be as they try to operate a profitable business. The shop has been there since 1912 … I wonder what lies ahead?