High avenue stalwart with 600 retailers to shut 88 of them this yr | UK | News | EUROtoday

Britain’s excessive streets face a turbulent interval forward, with over 150 store closures pencilled in for 2026. The casualties span banks, vogue shops and a bunch of different companies, signalling main upheaval for shoppers and staff alike. From family names to beloved native favourites, these shutdowns underscore the persistent difficulties plaguing the retail panorama.

Numerous retailers cite escalating bills, notably elevated National Insurance contributions and minimal wage rises, as key components forcing them to tug down the shutters. Business charges stay one other urgent fear, and lots of shoppers select to buy on-line this present day. Now, a favorite excessive avenue charity store, Cancer Research UK, which at present has 600 retailers, has introduced the closure of 88 of them this yr.

Cancer Research retailers are a preferred place for shopping classic gadgets whereas understanding your buy helps a very good trigger, however the charity revealed in October that it might shut 88 retailers by May 2026.

The organisation has put this down to escalating operational bills and shifting purchasing habits.

The two-year programme may lead to “up to 100 more” shops closing by April 2027, trimming its portfolio to roughly 320 retailers.

However, it is not fully about retrenchment. The charity intends to launch 12 ‘superstores’ by 2028 in retail parks.

List of Cancer Research shops closing in cities and cities

Aberdeen

Airdrie

Balham

Ballymena

Banbury

Barnstaple

Belfast Bloomfield

Biggleswade

Birkenhead

Birmingham

Bognor

Bolton

Bradford

Burton On Trent

Chesham

Clevedon

Clevedon

Clydebank

Coatbridge