Major high street names like M&S, Iceland and B&M will close stores this month as the impact of the pandemic, cost of living crisis and rising energy costs continue to contribute to shuttered windows in UK stores. United.
Other affected brands include Clintons, Argos, M&Co and Homesense.
As more and more people shop online, many high streets in the UK are struggling to maintain enough traffic to justify the cost of running the shops.
The closures will take place in a few weeks and are happening across the country.
Here’s a handy guide to all the stores closing their doors this month and if your local store is affected.
As more and more people shop online, many high streets in the UK are struggling to maintain enough traffic to justify the cost of running the shops.
Argus
Since Argos was taken over by supermarket giant Sainsbury’s, it has been closing stores to incorporate into its existing stores.
On March 22, Argos will close its standalone store in the Pyramids shopping center in Birkenhead, Merseyside.
The chain closed its Coatbridge branch in Lanarkshire, Scotland, on March 11.
Later, Argos will close both its Cardiff Bay store in July and its Newport, Wales branch in the summer.
B&M
Discount retailer B&M will see two more stores closed this month (file image)
As recently as March 4, B&M closed its store at Maesglas Retail Park in Newport, Wales.
It will now close its Kilmarnock store at Queens Drive Retail Park on March 26.
B&M will also close its Bristol store in the Broadwalk shopping center on March 29.
While some are closing, the retailer plans to expand into other areas.
A new store opened in Barnsley on March 4 and the company will soon take over the former Debenhams site in Scunthorpe.
Clinton
Card retailer Clintons will close a store on King Street, Whitehaven, on March 19.
His store on Market Street in Bolton will also close, but no date has yet been set.
sense of home
Homesense will close a store this month in Swansea, but the exact date has yet to be confirmed.
Iceland
The retailer closed its site at the White Rose Center in Rhyl on March 14 (file image, Iceland store in Exeter)
Iceland will permanently close its store on South Street, Newport, on the Isle of Wight on March 25.
On the same day, the branch in St Catherine’s Place, Bedminster, Bristol will also close.
The frozen food specialists will close their outlet at Deiniol Centre, Bangor, Wales on March 27.
The retailer closed its site at the White Rose Center in Rhyl on March 14.
marks and spencer
M&S will close its Fenchurch Street store in London on March 31.
The supermarket announced last year that it would close 67 of its largest stores as part of a major overhaul of its business, though only one of those closures will take place this month.
M&Co
M&Co has gone into administration twice in two years and will close eight stores in the next two weeks
M&Co will close its Wick and Fort William stores on March 25.
Then six stores will close on April 1, with M&Co sites in Lewes, Gosport, Belper, Beccles, Newquay and Lerwick affected.
M&Co entered administration for the second time in two years in December 2022.
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