{"id":9007,"date":"2016-02-19T13:00:23","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=9007"},"modified":"2016-02-19T13:00:23","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T13:00:23","slug":"customers-forced-further-afield-as-barclays-closes-birchgrove-branch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/02\/19\/customers-forced-further-afield-as-barclays-closes-birchgrove-branch\/","title":{"rendered":"Customers forced further afield as Barclays closes Birchgrove branch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CUSTOMERS will have to go further afield or use the Post Office when Barclays bank closes in Birchgrove today.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9010\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9010\" style=\"width: 2098px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/barclays.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9010\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9010\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/barclays.jpg\" alt=\"Barclays Birchgrove will close today\" width=\"2098\" height=\"850\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9010\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/barclays.jpg\" alt=\"Barclays Birchgrove will close today\" width=\"2098\" height=\"850\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <strong>The Barclays branch in Birchgrove which closes today.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMervyn Owen,\u00a0Barclays community leader for South Wales, said the number of customers using Barclays\u2019 Birchgrove branch had declined significantly and a large proportion of them regularly use different branches.<br \/>\nMr Owen said: \u201cThe way customers undertake their banking is changing as people increasingly use online, telephone and mobile devices.<br \/>\n\u201cWe must therefore evolve the shape and size of our branch network in response to changing customer behaviour.\u201d<br \/>\nStaff in the Birchgrove branch\u00a0have been given opportunities to work at other local branches.<br \/>\nMr Owen said all customers were informed of their options well in advance of the closure, adhering to UK government protocol.<br \/>\nThe bank is working with Birchgrove Post Office to offer some of the services customers will lose from the closure of the bank. Other customers are expected to move to branches in\u00a0Whitchurch, Llanishen and Roath Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CUSTOMERS will have to go further afield or use the Post Office when Barclays bank closes in Birchgrove today. Mervyn Owen,\u00a0Barclays community leader for South Wales, said the number of customers using Barclays\u2019 Birchgrove branch had declined significantly and a large proportion of them regularly use different branches. 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