Store Closures

650 retail stores have closed in 2018 so far

Nearly 650 retail stores and restaurants have shut or are at risk of closure since the start of 2018. According…

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Furniture shop closing down after rent increases by £100,000

Phillip Logan, owner of furniture store Uno in South Belfast has decided to close his shop after facing a rent…

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Store closure fears loom as House of Fraser appoints advisors

House of Fraser has appointed KPMG to advise the company on a restructuring plan, raising speculation that a number of…

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450 jobs at risk as Marks and Spencer close Hardwick facility

Marks and Spencer’s Hardwick distribution centre is set to close in September as part of a plan to transform the…

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Carpetright to close nearly a quarter of stores, affecting 300 jobs

Carpetright is preparing to close nearly a quarter of its 300 stores in a restructuring plan as it struggles to…

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Shop Direct closes three warehouses, 1,992 jobs affected

Digital retailer Shop Direct has announced that it will be closing three major warehouses across Manchester. The move will impact…

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Mothercare latest to consider CVA store closures

Mothercare is reportedly considering the possibility of closing a third of its stores and reducing its rents through a Company…

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Imagined ownership: four steps to nudge customers closer to purchase

Lately, when opening the Asos app on my phone, I’ve been struck by how keenly they’re pushing their ‘try before…

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Carpetright prepares for store closures in CVA plan

Carpetright is exploring a possible company voluntary agreement (CVA) which would allow it to to speed up the closure of…

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3,000 Toys R Us jobs to go as it confirms ‘controlled store closures’

All UK Toys R US stores are poised to shut down after administrators failed to find a buyer, resulting in…

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