Jobs at Thomas Cook in Croydon are safe as the holiday confirmed that store would not be closing.

It announced on Wednesday it was to shut 200 of its UK stores.

But Ian Ailles, Thomas Cook UK & Ireland's Mainstream CEO confirmed Sutton would not be one of them.

He said: "We can confirm that our Croydon store is not affected by today's announcement.

"We continually review our store network to ensure that we are best placed to remain the UK's leading travel retailer."

The firm has suffered a horrendous trading year, with a £398m slide in pre-tax profits for the year to September.

More than 1,000 jobs are under threat as it announced today it was shutting 125 of its 1,300 travel shops in addition to 75 it was closing following its merger with Co-op's UK high street travel business.

The group, which sells more than 22m holidays a year in the UK, delayed its results last month as it revealed it had gone back to its lenders to ask for an additional £100m lifeline. Its shares slumped 75% in one day amid fears for its survival but the company claims it is now on a sound financial footing.

Sam Weihagen, group chief executive, said: "Customers have been very supportive in recent weeks and are continuing to book with Thomas Cook.

"Bookings outside the UK were broadly unaffected by news of our refinancing and in the UK bookings have recovered well.

"For over 170 years Thomas Cook has provided customers with fantastic holiday experiences and we will continue to do so."