44 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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3 d. ago Shoe Zone to close 18 more branches after shutting more than 30 so far

The chain has announced further closures after tipping into a loss

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5 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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2 w. ago Poundland announces closure of UK stores including Liverpool and London locations

Poundland is closing four stores across the UK in the next ten days, with the discount retailer set to shut two sites in south England and one in Wales, as well as another in Liverpool

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3 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 High street chains closing stores in May including Poundland and Shoe Zone

The Centre for Retail Research predicts that 17,349 shops will close in 2025, a sharp increase from the 13,479 closures recorded last year . Here we have listed all of the retailers with sites pulling down shutters over the coming few weeks

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