From large chains like New Look and River Island to independent retailers such as MBAS Clothing, this wave of closures reflects the ongoing pressures on brick-and-mortar fashion
The UK high street is undergoing a significant overhaul in 2025, with a substantial number of fashion retailers declaring store closures across the country.
From big-name brands like New Look and River Island to independent shops such as MBAS Clothing, this wave of closures mirrors the ongoing challenges faced by physical fashion stores, including escalating rents, staffing expenses, and the supremacy of online shopping. Communities from Cornwall to Scotland are bearing the brunt, with local economies, jobs, and high street vitality under threat.
Here’s a comprehensive list of clothing store closures in 2025, via the Express
New Look
- Loughborough, Carillon Court Shopping Centre – Closure Jan 21
- Wickford, Essex – Closure Jan 24
- Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf – Closure Feb 22
- Gateshead, Valley Retail World, Tyne and Wear – Closure Mar 9
- Preston – Closure Mar 20
- Bexleyheath, London – Closure Apr 19
- Corby, Willow Place – Closure Jun 1
- Birmingham, Northfield Shopping Centre – Closure Jun 8
- Devizes, Wiltshire – Closure Jun 21
- Hamilton, South Lanarkshire – Closure Jul 1
- Neath, Wales – Closure Aug 6
- Scarborough, Brunswick Centre – Closure Sep 17
Monki
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne – Closed Jan 2
- Manchester – Closed Jan 17
- Glasgow – Scheduled closure
- Sheffield – Scheduled closure
- Birmingham – Scheduled closure
- Bristol – Scheduled closure
- London – Scheduled closure
- Quiz Clothing
- 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
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Select Fashion
- Accrington
- Ashington
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Birkenhead
- Bletchley
- Bristol Broadmead
- Bristol Broadwalk Shopping Centre
- Chippenham
- Coalville
- Cowley
- Crewe
- Eastleigh
- Hartlepool
- Hatfield
- Hemel Hempstead
- Hull Hessle
- Hull St Stephen’s
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Kidderminster
- Middlesbrough
- Peterlee
- Newport
- Port Talbot
- Runcorn
- Preston
- Scarborough
- South Shields
- Scunthorpe
- Southampton
- Torquay
- Thornaby
- Wellingborough
- Wolverhampton
- Witham
- Worksop
River Island
- Beckton, London
- Bangor, Bloomfield
- Wrexham
- Edinburgh, Princes Street
- Hereford
- Surrey Quays, London
- Didcot
- Sutton Coldfield
- Aylesbury
- Burton-Upon-Trent
- Northwich
- Taunton
- Workington
- Falkirk
- Cumbernauld
- Kirkcaldy
- Gloucester
- Hartlepool
- Brighton
- Lisburn
- Norwich
- Oxford
- Poole
- Kilmarnock
- Hanley
- Barnstaple
- Grimsby
- Leeds, Birstall Park
- Rochdale
- Great Yarmouth
- St Helens
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Perth
Other clothing store closures
- Superdry – Basildon, Bradford
- Trespass – Middlesbrough, Leicester
- MBAS Clothing – Arnold, Nottinghamshire (independent store closure)
- Claire’s – Kingston upon Thames, plus 144 additional UK/Ireland stores closing after administration
- Millets – Burgess Hill (permanent closure), Lowestoft (converting to Go Outdoors), Douglas (converting to Go Outdoors), York (converting to Go Outdoors), Grimsby (converting to Go Outdoors)