HM in Newport Retail Park is closing for good this month

p A leading fashion chain has confirmed one of its stores in a data-content-type=section-topic data-link-tracking=InArticle|Link href=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/all-about/newport rel=Follow target=_blankNewport/a will be closing for good later this month. /p pHamp;M has confirmed that its store in Newport Retail Park in Spytty will be closing down on December 13./p p In July, the Swedish chain announced it would be shutting a data-content-type=news data-link-tracking=InArticle|Link href=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/hm-confirms-closing-170-stores-18556113 rel=Follow target=_blank170 of its stores/a across Europe this year in the wake of the a data-content-type=section-topic data-link-tracking=InArticle|Link href=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/all-about/coronavirus rel=Follow target=_blankcoronavirus/a pandemic. /p pThe other Hamp;M store in Newport - Friars Walk - will not be affected./p pA spokesperson for Hamp;M said: quot;Hamp;M Newport will close on December 13./p pquot;At Hamp;M we continuously review our store portfolio, the decision to close this particular store was part of the long-term strategy to ensure we are offering our customers the best possible shopping experience in the right locations./p p quot;Customers can continue to shop for quality fashion at the best price at our stores in Newport (Friars Walk) and Cardiff, or online at a href=https://www2.hm.com/en_gb/index.html rel=Follow target=_blankhm.com./a quot; /p video id=6213547236001 title=Queues as Debenhams is having a massive sale poster=https://cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/jit/4221396001/80e5acd6-b1fd-4b73-977e-eb06cf5493ea/main/1280x720/9s941ms/match/image.jpgsource type=video/mp4 src=https://house-fastly-signed-eu-west-1-prod.brightcovecdn.com/media/v1/pmp4/static/clear/4221396001/80e5acd6-b1fd-4b73-977e-eb06cf5493ea/26cdf224-3a91-4d01-a062-dc90ce8cd973/main.mp4?fastly_token=NWZjOTBiZGVfNDczYTdkMzUxMzUzZTZiNzQ5ZThjZjg2YTAxMzU3ZmU1MzEyMTk2MTcwMzhlZjlkNTJkMzBjNzkzMmFhMDU0Nl8vL2hvdXNlLWZhc3RseS1zaWduZWQtZXUtd2VzdC0xLXByb2QuYnJpZ2h0Y292ZWNkbi5jb20vbWVkaWEvdjEvcG1wNC9zdGF0aWMvY2xlYXIvNDIyMTM5NjAwMS84MGU1YWNkNi1iMWZkLTRiNzMtOTc3ZS1lYjA2Y2Y1NDkzZWEvMjZjZGYyMjQtM2E5MS00ZDAxLWEwNjItZGM5MGNlOGNkOTczL21haW4ubXA0//video p/ p/ p It comes after Debenhams announced on Tuesday, a data-content-type=news data-link-tracking=InArticle|Link href=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/debenhams-closing-store-rescue-talks-19376700 rel=Follow target=_blankit would start winding down operations/a at its stores quot;while continuing to seek offers for all or parts of the businessquot; after rescue talks with JD Sports collapsed. /p pThe department store, which has been running for 242 years, has begun the process of liquidation while continuing to seek offers./p pIt will continue trading online and at its 124 UK stores to clear its remaining stock./p