{"id":86874,"date":"2023-10-23T08:40:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T08:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=86874"},"modified":"2023-10-23T08:40:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T08:40:56","slug":"full-list-of-22-shops-and-chains-closing-doors-before-the-end-of-the-year-after-apocalyptic-era-for-high-street-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/lifestyle\/full-list-of-22-shops-and-chains-closing-doors-before-the-end-of-the-year-after-apocalyptic-era-for-high-street-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Full list of 22 shops and chains closing doors before the end of the year after 'apocalyptic' era for high street | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEVERAL major shops and chains are closing dozens of branches before the end of the year.<\/p>\n

Some stores will be\u00a0replaced with brand new shops\u00a0while others will disappear from the high street forever.<\/p>\n

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Boots is closing eight stores, many of which provide community pharmacy services, before the end of 2023.<\/p>\n

Budget supermarket Iceland is closing stores in two locations and Tesco is closing one of its popular Express stores.<\/p>\n

DIY chain Homebase is closing two stores in November and a third in December.<\/p>\n

B&M, Byron Burger, Cineworld, Farmfoods, M&S, Sports Direct and WHSmith are also closing a handful of stores before the end of the year.<\/p>\n

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The cost of living crisis, stubbornly high inflation and energy costs are taking their toll on retailers.<\/p>\n

Shoppers have been cutting back spending, while the cost of actually running a store has also increased, meaning some outlets have struggled to keep going.<\/p>\n

Figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) this summer found the UK had lost 6,000 stores over a five-year period.<\/p>\n

Several major brands have also collapsed and closed stores for good.<\/p>\n

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Wilko's fall in August marked the biggest British retail collapse since\u00a0McColl's plunged into administration in May last year.<\/p>\n

Paperchase collapsed into administration\u00a0at the end of January this year and all 106 stores closed for good.<\/p>\n

Scottish clothing brand\u00a0M&Co\u00a0and wellies retailer\u00a0Joules\u00a0were among a host of other familiar brands that went bust in 2022.<\/p>\n

Rick Smith, managing director of insolvency experts Forbes Burton, told The Sun: "What many are calling the exodus of the high street will no doubt continue unabated if something isn\u2019t done to stop it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"The main issues, which are many, include a combination of high rent, lack of footfall, and continuing high energy prices will continue to be a disaster for retailers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"Add to this the continuation of high tax rates for businesses, the retail and particular high-street landscapes will look apocalyptic in the not-too-distant future."<\/p>\n

Here's a full list of some well-known shops and outlets that will be shutting branches before the end of the year.<\/p>\n

Boots<\/h2>\n

Boots is\u00a0set to close several\u00a0more stores this month as part of its plan to shut 300 shops over the next<\/span> year.<\/p>\n

The pharmacy chain will be closing the following branches this month:<\/p>\n