Argos, B&M, M&S and Iceland are all closing shops in coming weeks – full list is revealed
Big names such as M&S, Iceland and B&M are all closing stores this month as the impact of the pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and rising energy costs continue to add to the shutters on the windows of stores across the UK.
Other affected brands include Clintons, Argos, M&Co and Homesense.
With more and more people shopping online, many high street shops in the UK are struggling to maintain enough footfall to justify the cost of maintaining shops.
The closures will take place in a few weeks and will take place across the country.
Here’s a handy guide to all the stores closing this month and whether your local store will be affected.
With more and more people shopping online, many high street shops in the UK are struggling to maintain enough footfall to justify the cost of maintaining shops
Argos
Since being taken over by supermarket giant Sainsbury’s, Argos has been closing stores to fit into existing stores.
On March 22, Argos will close its independent store at the Pyramids Shopping Center in Birkenhead, Merseyside.
The chain closed its Coatbridge branch in Lanarkshire, Scotland on March 11.
Moving on, Argos will close both the Cardiff Bay store in July and the Newport, Wales branch in the summer.
B&M
Discount retailer B&M sees two more stores closing this month (stock image)
On March 4, B&M closed its store at the Maesglas Retail Park in Newport, Wales.
It will now close its Kilmarnock store in Queens Drive Retail Park on March 26.
B&M will also close its Bristol store at Broadwalk Shopping Center on March 29.
Some stores are closing, but the retailer plans to expand in other areas.
A new store opened in Barnsley on 4 March and the company will soon take over the old Debenhams site in Scunthorpe.
Clintons
Ticket seller Clintons is closing a store in King Street, Whitehaven on March 19.
The store on Market Street in Bolton is also set to close, but no date has been set yet.
Home feeling
Homesense is closing one store in Swansea this month, but an exact date has yet to be confirmed.
Iceland
The retailer closed its location at the White Rose Center in Rhyl on March 14 (stock image, Icelandic store in Exeter)
Iceland will close its shop in South Street, Newport, on the Isle of Wight for good on March 25.
The branch at St Catherine’s Place, Bedminster, Bristol will also close on the same day.
The frozen food specialists will then close their facility at the Deiniol Centre, Bangor, Wales on March 27.
The retailer closed its location 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 larger 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 bankrupt twice in two years and will close eight stores in the next two weeks
M&Co will close its stores in Wick and Fort William on March 25.
Six stores will then close on April 1, M&Co branches in Lewes, Gosport, Belper, Beccles, Newquay and Lerwick will be affected.
M&Co fell into administration in December 2022 for the second time in two years.
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