UK trend big to shut one other store on Wednesday – full listing of 41 closures final 12 months

The style big operated round 600 shops in 2018, however now there are simply 338 left.

Bath's Oldest Department Store To Close

UK trend big will shut one other store on Wednesday (Picture: Getty)

A British trend big with greater than 300 shops is about to shut one other excessive road store on Wednesday. New Look’s department in Carrickfergus, Northern Eire, will shut eternally on April 15, following a wave of closures final 12 months.

Upset prospects described the information as “stunning” in response to an replace shared on the shop’s social media web page. Workers confirmed the choice was past their management, writing: “We’re gutted that it’s the finish of our New Look journey, however sadly that is one thing that’s out of our arms.” The shop has launched a closing down sale with gadgets discounted by 20%.

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New Look closed 41 outlets final 12 months (Picture: Getty)

It follows a difficult time for the beloved trend retailer, which has confronted declining footfall and value will increase, like different excessive road companies.

The retailer utterly withdrew all operations in Eire in February final 12 months, concluding “it was now not viable to proceed buying and selling” within the nation. New Look mentioned it had needed to “navigate a tricky exterior setting which has solely change into extra unpredictable” on the time.

This, mixed with 15 closures in Wales and England, meant the retailer misplaced 41 shops final 12 months. The closures are mentioned to have been influenced by a difficult Autumn Finances in 2024, when Rachel Reeves introduced employers must improve their contributions for Nationwide Insurance coverage. It coincided with an annual improve to minimal wage, a rising enterprise charges invoice, and surging power prices.

A New Look spokesperson mentioned bodily outlets had been nonetheless a significant a part of the enterprise, chatting with the Metro. They mentioned: “Our retailer property is a vital a part of our enterprise, alongside our best-in-class web site and app. It’s this omni-channel strategy which permits us to greatest serve our 10 million prospects, nevertheless they like to buy.”

The chain has already undergone main restructuring since 2018 when it operated 600 shops. Based on the New Look web site, it now has 338 shops throughout the UK and 1million New Look membership members.

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