Full listing of High Street chains shutting shops as professional warns ‘worst is but to return’

The UK’s high streets have already seen tens of thousands of closures, but experts are warning that more are almost certainly still to come, including the demise of some major household names

The UK high street is in a state of turmoil, with over 13,000 shops closing in the past year alone, and experts are warning that this year could see even more retailers permanently shutting their doors. Some of the country’s biggest names are being hit, with more than 200 shops and banks already closing in the first three months of the year.

Experts believe the closures are driven by online competition, high rents, and falling consumer spending, leaving retailers struggling to keep their flagship stores open.

Clothing stores have been among the worst affected, with New Look, Select Fashion, Monki, and Quiz Clothing all closing multiple locations. More than half of this year’s closures so far have come from fashion retailers alone.

WHSmith has shut stores in Basingstoke, Bolton, Bournemouth, and other locations. However, the company is expanding into travel retail, planning 110 new stores in airports, train stations, and hospitals, as well as 37 new Toys “R” Us shop-in-shops.

Homebase has closed 33 stores, with more at risk. Some former Homebase locations have been converted into The Range, Wickes, or other retailers.

Select Fashion has shut 35 stores, with closures in places such as Ashington, Hartlepool, Scunthorpe, and Wellingborough.

New Look has lost four stores and plans to close 26 in total, resulting in 350 job losses. Monki, owned by H&M, is shutting all seven of its UK stores, including branches in London, Manchester, and Newcastle.

Quiz Clothing entered administration in February and has closed 23 stores, leading to 200 job losses. Dobbies, SuperDry and Trespass also face closures.

Over 60 bank branches have already closed this year as customers shift to online banking. Major banks like Lloyds, Halifax, Barclays, and Bank of Scotland are shutting branches, with Santander recently announcing the closure of 95 more locations.

The crisis is set to deepen as new pressures emerge. Employers are facing higher national insurance contributions, increasing staffing costs. A survey by the British Chambers of Commerce found most firms expect to raise prices over the next three months.

Zelf Hussain, a restructuring partner at PwC UK, warned that retailers are in for a tough year. “While household finances are improving, consumer confidence remains cautious. With payroll costs rising and higher business rates coming in April, profit margins will stay under pressure,” he said.

Experts at the Centre for Retail Research predict that up to 17,350 shops could shut this year, with independent retailers making up the bulk of closures.

Here is the full list of closures so far:

WHSmith

WHSmith is getting rid of a number of branches, as the iconic retailer looks to focus on travel retail. Stores are set to close in the following locations.

Accrington

Long Eaton

Newtown

Rhyl

Basingstoke

Bolton

Winton, Bournemouth

Bournemouth

Luton

Homebase

St Albans

Stockport

Ewell

Honiton

Catford

Milton Keynes

Orpington

Hamilton,

Omagh

Londonderry

Farnham

Truro

Basingstoke

Bracknell

Bury St Edmunds

Dunfermline

Leeds

Bradford

Broadstairs

Cheltenham

Colchester Stanway

Coventry

Derby Chaddesden

Hull Hessle

Streatham Vale

Oban

Oldbury

Romford

Wolverhampton

Branksome

Hove

Abingdon

Harlow

Daventry

Selly Oak

Norwich Hall Road

Norwich Sprowston

Newcastle Under Lyme

Belfast

Glenrothes

Select Fashion

Accrington

Ashington

Ashton-under-Lyne

Birkenhead

Bletchley

Bristol Broadmead

Bristol Broadwalk Shopping Centre

Chippenham

Coalville

Cowley

Crewe

Eastleigh

Hartlepool

Hatfield

Hemel Hampstead

Hull Hessle

Hull St Stephen’s

Kidderminster

Merthyr Tydfil

Middlesbrough

Newport

Peterlee

Port Talbot

Preston

Runcorn

Scarborough

Scunthorpe

South Shields

Southampton

Thornaby

Torquay

Wellingborough

Witham

Wolverhampton

Worksop

New Look

New Look are set to close stores in these locations.

St Austell

Gateshead

Loughborough

Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Monki

Monki’s closures will effect the following places:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Manchester

Birmingham

London

Bristol

Sheffield

Quiz Clothing

Quiz are set to close the following branches:

Brighton (Churchill Square)

Bristol (Cribbs Causeway)

Derry (Richmond Centre)

Doncaster (Frenchgate Centre)

Dundee (Overgate)

Enniskillen (Erneside)

Exeter (Princesshay)

Falkirk (Howgate Centre)

Fareham (Whiteley Shopping Centre)

Glasgow (Forge Shopping Centre)

Grimsby (Freshney Place)

Liverpool (South John Street)

Maidstone (Fremlin Walk)

Milton Keynes (Silbury Arcade)

Motherwell (Brandon Parade S)

Peterborough (Queensgate)

Preston (Friargate Walk)

Southampton (Westquay)

Swansea (Queens Arcade)

Telford (Telford Centre)

Lloyds Bank

These are the areas impacted by Lloyds Bank branches closing:

London Baker Street

Leeds

Gorleston-on-Sea

Wisbech

Derby

Kitts Green

Macclesfield

Swindon

Kendal

Cranbrook

Brecon

Stow-on-the-Wold

Brynmawr

Chesham

St Ives

Liskeard

Presteigne

Bletchley

Blyth

Surbiton

Dewsbury

Halifax Bank

London W2

Eccles

Telford

Longton

Liverpool Old Swan

Shirley

Palmers Green

Tonbridge

Keynsham

Sutton-in-Ashfield

Leighton Buzzard

Winchester

Bulwell

Stratford-upon-Avon

Wisbech

Walton-on-Thames

North Shields

Port Talbot

Belfast

Belfast

Kendal

Gillingham

Burgess Hill

Didcot

Camberley

Gosport

Barclays

Tottenham Court Road

Cockermouth

Ystrad Mynach

Barnard Castle

Tredegar

Pickering

St Neots

Willesden Green

Bank of Scotland

Kirkcaldy

Dunfermline

Kyle

Golspie

Montrose