51 h. ago Poundland closing two stores this week with four shutting for good in May

One site earmarked for closure this week is Poundland's branch in Liverpool's Belle Valle shopping centre with the shutters set to be pulled down on May 6.

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3 d. 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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1 week ago Poundland confirms string of closures with four high street stores shutting within weeks

The discount store is shutting two of its south England branches in London and in Kent, one of its branches in Liverpool, and one in Wales

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1 week ago Jordan shuts local branch of Muslim Brotherhood after arrests

Ban comes week after 16 members were arrested, accused of threatening national securityJordan has said it is shutting down the local branch of the Muslim Brotherhood and banning membership of the Islamist political group.The ban came a week after Jordan said it had arrested 16 members of the Muslim Brotherhood accused of threatening national security by training militants, making explosives and plotting to strike targets in Jordan with rockets and drones. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Major coffee shop chain with 2,700 stores to close store within days

The UK's biggest coffee chain, with over 2,000 cafes, has confirmed it will close one of its seaside stores, adding to the 10 branches it had already shut last year

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2 w. ago Major high street coffee chain to shut branch today after string of closures

The major coffee chain has surprised the general public with yet another blow, closing a busy Swindon branch amongst recent policies customers are calling 'health and safety gone mad'

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3 w. ago High street card chain hints it could close more stores after shutting 38 branches

In a financial update this week, Clintons announced a pre-tax profit of £8million for the year ending June 29, 2024 - but it acknowledged that more stores could close in the future

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3 w. ago Major charity shop retailer suddenly shuts three branches with another 47 set to close

Well known high street chain has hit serious financial problems

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3 w. ago Major high street greeting card chain says it will close more stores

The retailer had 1,000 stores in its heyday, but that number is now down to around 170.

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4 w. ago Exact date WHSmith will shut down stores as it disappears from high street

WHSmith branches in Halstead and Woolwich will shut this Saturday and are both holding closing down sales with up to 75% off - you can see the full list of closures below

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