29 h. ago High street chain that closed all 236 stores in 2012 set for major return

Comet, the high street electrical chain, is set to return to trading after collapsing in 2012 - online marketplace OnBuy.com has bought the brand and is expected to relaunch the business

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4 d. ago Major UK High Street chain set to close two more stores this week

The branches are a massive hit with children with their rows of brighly-coloured products, from stationery to lunchboxes, but pressure on high-street retailers is taking its toll

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8 d. ago Famous UK furniture chain making high street comeback 18 years after its collapse

MFI - or Mullard Furniture Industries - started in 1964 selling surplus government stock after the Second World War, originally as a mail order business, but closed 18 years ago

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9 d. ago Famous furniture chain once popular with millions of Brits is making a comeback

Flat pack furniture chain MFI enjoyed booming sales in the 70s and 80s - and is now being revived by its new owners

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1 week ago Department store chain closing final branch this month after 140 years on high street

The retailer will shut its store in the Dolphin Centre in Poole on May 31 and is now offering up to 80% as part of a closing down sale

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1 week ago High street chain Select shuts another store after closing 35 earlier this year

The reason for the closure of the site has not been confirmed

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2 w. ago High street fashion chain Select shuts another store after closing 35 earlier this year

The announcement of the move came in the form of a post on the branch's Facebook page. The post read: "It is with a heavy heart that we tell all our lovely customers that our store will be closing"

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2 w. ago Yet another WHSmith store closes as 20 branches to shut in 2025 – see full list

WHSmith has been a staple of the Great British High Street since its inception in 1792 but now the chain, in the face of real economic hardship, has been forced to make closures

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2 w. ago Major UK shoe chain to close store in weeks after 113 years on high street

The Welsh shoe chain has lasted two World Wars, but it seems the end is nigh on at least one of its iconic stores, with the company unable to cope with rising costs

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3 w. ago Hungry for meatballs! Shoppers queue to be first into IKEA's new £450million Oxford Street flagship as flatpack chain reveals which areas are next on list for a High Street store

Avid shoppers have already started queuing outside Ikea's new flagship shop on Oxford Street ahead of their grand opening today.

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4 w. ago Woman unfairly dismissed from Marks and Spencer because she was pregnant

Nilgun Kayahan Kolan worked at the Watford branch of the high street chain for a brief period in October 2023.

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4 w. ago Topshop owner issues major update on fashion chain returning to UK high street

The boss of online fashion giant Asos has confirmed rumours that Topshop will be returning to the high street - after its 2020 collapse - but not with its own stores, for now at least

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