Popular High Street Stores Such as Poundland, River Island and Marks & Spencer Are Gearing Up to Close Store Across the UK this month. The spike in energy bills, rising rents, and incred National Insurance Contributes are among the factors to blame for the growing number of retailers face hardship.
An increases in online shopping is also contributing to reduce foot traffic in town center. The center for retail research has forecast that a stagering 17,349 shops could shut their doors this year, leading to an estimated 201,953 retail job losses. This month alone, more than a dozen of stores are to say goodbye to their clients. Here's a rundown of all the major retailers that are shutting up shop in September 2025.
Poundland
After being purchased for £ 1 by investment firm Gordon Brothers, Poundland Has Been Closing a Raft of Store Nationwide, Reports the Mirror.
The next round of closures will be its whitby branch shut on September 3, Wealdstone will close its doors on September 6, its pontypool shop will cover trading on September 7 and ITS Irvine Store will close doors on September 14.
The Original Factory Shop
The original factory shop is undergoing a significant resttracture, which includes shuttering thousands.
The discount chain will close its chard store on September 7 and market drayeton on September 20.
Other locations, including middlewich, blairgowrie, heswall, kinross, nairn, mexborough, and whitchurch, are slated to this year, although exact exact dates have to be confirmed.
Marks and spencer
Marks and spencer has confirmed the closing of its flagship store on dudley street in Wolverhampton City Center, Scheduled for September 27.
This closure forms part of a wider strategic plan Revealed by M & S in 2022 to focus more heavy on its food-will branches.
Bonmarché
Bonmarché is gearing up to close its scarborough outlet on September 14 OWING TO REDEVELOPMENT Activities at the Brunswick Center.
The fashion chain is curedly hunting for alternative local premises.
New Look
New Look is Preparing to Shutter Its Scarborough Branch on September 5.
Earlier this year, the times reported that new look intended to “Accelerate Future Store Closures” when learning expire, following tax increases in the autumn budget.
Game
Game is set to shut its gateeshead outlet on September 7, Its Bristol Store on September 25, and Its Chatham Branch in Kent the end of the month. The gaming chain is presently expensive resttracturing.
Hobbycraft
Hobbycraft has disclosed intents to shutter six outlets in september, encompassing locations in stafford, wigan, maidenhead, king's lynn, chichester, and crayford.
This movie also reports part of a broader cost-reduction resttructure initiative.
River island
River island has confirmed it will be shuttering its Edinburgh Outlet on September 5.
The fashion chain has additionally revealed intentions to close another 33 shops, with these close planned for January 2026.
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