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Store Closures

The latest news and updates on UK store closures in 2025. Here, find out which high street chains and retailers are set to fold, plus full lists of affected shops and areas.

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Simon Ford/REX/Shutterstock (8860157i) Shop interior QUIZ Store Opening, London, UK - 07 Jun 2017 QUIZ open their new shop in Westfield, Stratford with a private event for celebrity guests, bloggers and journalists.

People react to closure of UK clothing retailer with same baffled response

UK February 24, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

High street.

Major supermarket chain to shut another store today amid ongoing closures

UK February 22, 2025 By Jasper King

A street view of the Irish Clothing Company store

Much-loved clothes shop to close for good after 115 years

News February 21, 2025 By Kyriakos Petrakos

The shop front of a WHSmith store on a UK high street.

Full list of WHSmith store closures after another one shuts for good

UK February 28, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Dobbies ,a British chain of Garden Centres. This flagship store is in Lasswade, a village outside of Edinburgh city. Midlothian, Scotland Sept 2017; Shutterstock ID 708150571; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Map shows full list of Dobbies Garden Centres closing after more stores added

UK February 15, 2025 By Josh Milton

EMERYVILLE, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 13: A sign is posted in front of a Denny's restaurant on February 13, 2023 in Emeryville, California. Denny's restaurant will report fourth quarter earnings today after the closing bell. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Much loved fast food chain axing 38 more restaurants after closing 150

US February 15, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

Fabrics retail chain closing 500 stores nationwide

Fabrics and crafts retail chain closing 500 stores within months

US February 13, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

Beales in Poole.

One of Britain's oldest department stores to close for good after 140 years

UK February 12, 2025 By Jasper King

Massapequa, N.Y.: A customer exits the Macy's department store at Sunrise Mall in Massapequa, New York on Jan. 21, 2025. Macy's is in the process of closing down. Closing sale signs are visible on the doors. (Photo by John Paraskevas/Newsday RM via Getty Images)

Store closures in 2025 projected to double from last year to 15,000

US February 6, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

WHSmith sign.

Full list of store closures in February 2025 - from Homebase to WHSmith

UK February 11, 2025 By Jasper King

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 29: A general view of the exterior of a branch of the Lloyds bank chain on January 29, 2025 in London, England. Lloyds Banking Group has announced it will close 136 branches of its financial services between May 2025 and March 2026. The closures will affect Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland high street sites, as more customers migrate to online banking. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Full list of bank closures as Lloyds announces it is shutting 136 branches

UK January 29, 2025 By Tom Sanders

Full list of Macy's stores closing in 2025

US January 16, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

New Look confirms first closure with 365 UK stores 'at risk' in major plans

New Look confirms store closure with 90 UK branches 'at risk' in major plans

UK March 13, 2025 By Josh Layton

2K57M7H Blunts shoes corner shop in Granby Street, Leicester

Much loved shoe chain to close after 40 years on the high street

UK January 9, 2025 By Brooke Davies

Full list of high street stores set to close in 2025 revealed

UK January 2, 2025 By Tom Sanders

Here's how many shops closed in 2024

More than 30 UK shops closed every day last year but 'worst is set to come'

UK January 2, 2025 By Katie Boyden

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Maureen McLean/REX/Shutterstock (13789682b) A WH Smith branch in Windsor, Berkshire. It has been reported in the press this morning at High Street stationery and book retailer, WH Smith has been targetted by a cyber attack. The cyber attack has reportedly given illegal access to company data including former and current employees WH Smith Cyber Security Incident, Windsor, Berkshire, UK - 02 Mar 2023

Map shows full list of WHSmith stores closing down in 2024

UK January 18, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Stock photo showing garden centre bricked paved area with groups of real, dwarf spruce Christmas trees (Picea) planted in green, plastic plant pots, and wrapped in netting, standing on tier wooden staging.

Full list of closure dates of ‘much loved’ UK garden centre ahead of Christmas

UK December 10, 2024 By Josh Milton

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Maureen McLean/REX/Shutterstock (13789682b) A WH Smith branch in Windsor, Berkshire. It has been reported in the press this morning at High Street stationery and book retailer, WH Smith has been targetted by a cyber attack. The cyber attack has reportedly given illegal access to company data including former and current employees WH Smith Cyber Security Incident, Windsor, Berkshire, UK - 02 Mar 2023

Map shows full list of WHSmith stores closing down in 2024

UK December 6, 2024 By Lucia Botfield

WHSmith store.

Full list of WHSmith stores closing in 2024

UK November 11, 2024 By Jasper King

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