River Island and New Look are among a growing number of high-street fashion brands that have closed retail stores in 2025 — and more may be yet to come.
Months after Poundland and Costa Coffee announced they were in trouble, it now appears that the demise of the high street is also affecting the fashion space.
This year has marked a dramatic low point for retailers, as rising rents and dwindling sales have left many brands considering closure.
This also marks bad news for retail staff, as retail employment has also recorded a significant slump compared to previous years.
While the upcoming festive season usually correlates with an uptick in sales and more staff needing to cover the Christmas rush, the trajectory of UK stores generally paints a grim picture of the future of shopping.
Here’s a list of all the fashion brands that have closed stores in 2025 and what others are scheduled to also shut down this year.
River Island
- Beckton, London
- Bangor, Bloomfield
- Wrexham
- Edinburgh, Princes Street
- Hereford
- Surrey Quays, London
- Didcot
- Sutton Coldfield
- Aylesbury
- Burton-Upon-Trent
- Northwich
- Taunton
- Workington
- Falkirk
- Cumbernauld
- Kirkcaldy
- Gloucester
- Hartlepool
- Brighton
- Lisburn
- Norwich
- Oxford
- Poole
- Kilmarnock
- Hanley
- Barnstaple
- Grimsby
- Leeds, Birstall Park
- Rochdale
- Great Yarmouth
- St Helens
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Perth
New Look
- Loughborough, Carillon Court Shopping Centre – Closure Jan 21
- Wickford, Essex – Closure Jan 24
- Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf – Closure Feb 22
- Gateshead, Valley Retail World, Tyne and Wear – Closure Mar 9
- Preston – Closure Mar 20
- Bexleyheath, London – Closure Apr 19
- Corby, Willow Place – Closure Jun 1
- Birmingham, Northfield Shopping Centre – Closure Jun 8
- Devizes, Wiltshire – Closure Jun 21
- Hamilton, South Lanarkshire – Closure Jul 1
- Neath, Wales – Closure Aug 6
- Scarborough, Brunswick Centre – Closure Sep 17
Quiz Clothing
- Brighton, Churchill Square
- Bristol, Cribbs Causeway
- Derry, Richmond Centre
- Doncaster, Frenchgate Centre
- Dundee, Overgate
- Enniskillen, Erneside
- Exeter, Princesshay
- Falkirk, Howgate Centre
- Fareham, Whiteley Shopping Centre
- Glasgow, Forge Shopping Centre
- Grimsby, Freshney Place
- Liverpool, South John Street
- Maidstone, Fremlin Walk
- Milton Keynes, Silbury Arcade
- Motherwell, Brandon Parade S
- Peterborough, Queensgate
- Preston, Friargate Walk
- Southampton, Westquay
- Swansea, Queens Arcade
- Telford, Telford Centre
Monki
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne – Closed Jan 2
- Manchester – Closed Jan 17
- Glasgow – Scheduled closure
- Sheffield – Scheduled closure
- Birmingham – Scheduled closure
- Bristol – Scheduled closure
- London – Scheduled closure
Select Fashion
- Accrington
- Ashington
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Birkenhead
- Bletchley
- Bristol Broadmead
- Bristol Broadwalk Shopping Centre
- Chippenham
- Coalville
- Cowley
- Crewe
- Eastleigh
- Hartlepool
- Hatfield
- Hemel Hempstead
- Hull Hessle
- Hull St Stephen's
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Kidderminster
- Middlesbrough
- Peterlee
- Newport
- Port Talbot
- Runcorn
- Preston
- Scarborough
- South Shields
- Scunthorpe
- Southampton
- Torquay
- Thornaby
- Wellingborough
- Wolverhampton
- Witham
- Worksop
Other store closures
- Superdry – Basildon, Bradford
- Trespass – Middlesbrough, Leicester
- MBAS Clothing – Arnold, Nottinghamshire (independent store closure)
- Claire's – Kingston upon Thames
- Millets – Burgess Hill
