Poundland and River Island affirm extra closures for 2026 — full checklist of affected areas

A complete of 12,804 shops closed within the UK in 2024, which is equal to 35 closures per day, on account of adjustments in buying habits, in line with PWC.

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Morrisons has confirmed the closure of Rathbones bakery, a serious manufacturing plant (Picture: Getty)

Morrisons has confirmed the closure of Rathbones Bakery, a serious manufacturing plant, which presently provides the grocery store. The proposal means “colleagues on the website are susceptible to redundancy”. The bakery shutdown comes after Morrisons closed 145 places final yr, together with cafes, florists and pharmacies.

A Morrisons consultant defined: “For the reason that restructuring of the Rathbones enterprise in early 2025 the workforce have been working onerous to try to construct a future for the enterprise as a smaller, extra targeted provider of specialist bakery merchandise. Since then, the buying and selling situations within the bakery market have develop into much more difficult and regardless of an amazing effort by the entire workforce to develop new markets, volumes and gross sales have declined considerably, exacerbated by the loss of a big third get together buyer, with value will increase and the return of inflation additionally having a major impression on the competitiveness of the enterprise. Because of this, the gross sales efficiency has fallen effectively under that envisaged by the restoration plan, with the enterprise persevering with to report vital losses.”

Poundland is closing extra shops in February after dozens of its branches shut down in 2025. The retailer’s restructuring plan will deliver the overall variety of closures to 100. Darren MacDonald, Poundland’s UK nation supervisor, stated: “We all know how disappointing it’s after we depart a retailer, however earlier than we shut our doorways for a closing time, we’re decided to say goodbye by providing much more superb worth to prospects. The particular reductions, on prime of the worth we offer in each retailer, will assist us depart places we’re leaving with pleasure.”

Poundland shops closing

Lancaster, Lancashire – closed
Bexhill, East Sussex – closed
Northampton Sixfields, Northamptonshire – closed
Weston-Tremendous-Mare, Somerset – closed
Hammersmith, Larger London – closed
Prestatyn, Denbighshire – closed
Mitcham, Larger London – closed
Faversham, Kent – closed
Liverpool, Merseyside – closed
Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland – closed
Cameron Toll, Edinburgh, Scotland – closed
Yeovil, Somerset – closed
Nottingham Eastpoint, Nottinghamshire – closed
Lymington, Hampshire – closed
Christchurch (47 Excessive Road), Dorset – closed
Bristol Avon Meads, Bristol – closed
Winton, Dorset – closing February 6
Chichester – closing February 8
Feltham – closing February 8
Crayford – closing February 11
Nottingham (Chilwell) – closing February 13
Urmston – closing February 16

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Poundland is closing 14 of its shops in February. (Picture: Getty)

Trend retailer River Island closed 32 shops in January after reporting a £32.3million pre-tax loss final yr. The retailer stated the primary challenges have been the rise of on-line buying and excessive working prices.