A MOTHERCARE store in Newport is set to close, according to a leaked document.

The British retailer announced yesterday that it would swing the axe on 50 underperforming stores and re-hire the chief executive it sacked just weeks ago as part of a wide-ranging shake-up.

One of the stores to close is Mothercare at Friars Walk, according to a leaked document.

The document was leaked by Ditchfield Property on social media.