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Craigdon Mountain Sports focuses on Aberdeen future after Inverurie store closure
Apr 5, 2025
The managing director of Craigdon Mountain Sports has said it is a “real shame” they had to close their Inverurie branch.
A staple of the Garioch town since the mid-1980s, it locked its doors for the final time just last week after the owners of shop unit put it up for sale.
In an interview with The Press and Journal, Max Bruce admitted they did “come close” to finding another location in Inverurie.
They even looked at scaling down the shop, but in the end there were simply too many obstacles for the business to remain in the town.
Just what did force the Inverurie shop to close
“In the last few years, two other outdoor shops have opened in Inverurie, and that has had an impact,” he said.
There have, of course, also been changes in people’s shopping habits.
But perhaps more seriously, there was a “quite significant” increase in business rates – the second in a matter of years – and that hit the company’s finances hard.
Customers can follow staff to Aberdeen
Mr Bruce, who has been working for Craigdon Mountain Sports for the past 28 years, said: “Unfortunately the combination of factors just made it uncommercial.
“It’s a real shame.
“We’ve had lots of really loyal customers and great members of staff there over the years.”
Though the store on Inverurie High Street is gone, three staff will still be serving customers, having moved to the shop on St Andrew Street in Aberdeen city centre.
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