{"id":130489,"date":"2023-09-19T14:52:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T14:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=130489"},"modified":"2023-09-19T14:52:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T14:52:43","slug":"full-list-of-retailers-closing-87-stores-next-week-including-wilko-and-costa-is-your-local-disappearing-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/full-list-of-retailers-closing-87-stores-next-week-including-wilko-and-costa-is-your-local-disappearing-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Full list of retailers closing 87 stores next week including Wilko and Costa \u2013 is your local disappearing? | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
MAJOR high street chains are preparing to close some of their stores for good\u00a0this week.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Businesses have come under huge pressure due to higher energy bills, increased labour costs and falling customer demand.<\/p>\n It comes as the number of firms falling into insolvency surged to the highest level for 14 years, according to the Insolvency Service.<\/p>\n More than 12,000 firms have entered insolvency so far this year, the data shows.<\/p>\n But not every retailer is shutting stores for good – some are expanding.<\/p>\n Aldi is set to open 20 new stores\u00a0before the end of the year as part of its target to reach 1,500 branches across the UK.<\/p>\n While\u00a0Poundland\u00a0is in the process of opening around half a dozen stores this month.<\/p>\n Here's a full list of some well-known retailers that will be shutting dozens of branches this week.<\/p>\n Wiko entered\u00a0administration\u00a0last month, started its first phase of closures by shutting dozens of shops last week.<\/p>\n Shops in\u00a0Leeds,\u00a0Bristol,\u00a0Cornwall\u00a0and\u00a0Manchester\u00a0have already closed their doors.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Next week, it will close 85 stores – 38 shops will shut on Tuesday with 47 closures to follow on Thursday.<\/p>\n All of\u00a0Wilko\u2019s\u00a0400 shops will close by early October, according to administrators from PwC.<\/p>\n But administrators confirmed last week that rival discount chain The Range has snapped up\u00a0Wilko\u2019s\u00a0brand,\u00a0website and intellectual property.<\/p>\n It means the brand's name will not disappear from high streets for good as a result of the deal, with\u00a0The Range\u00a0confirming that it will sell\u00a0Wilko\u00a0products \u201cin-store\u201d.<\/p>\n The Range, which runs 210 stores across the UK, has said it will also offer click and collect on products from Wilko.com.<\/p>\n Plus, major Wilko rival B&M agreed to\u00a0snap up up to 51 stores\u00a0in a \u00a313million deal.<\/p>\n And\u00a0Poundland has agreed to buy up to 71 shops, including sites in Cambridge, Leeds and Stafford.<\/p>\n These stores will then close on Tuesday, September 19:<\/p>\n And then these shops will shut their doors on Thursday, September 21:<\/p>\n Costa is to close its cafe in West Bridgford, near Nottingham on Friday, September 22.<\/p>\n Customers looking to get their caffeine fix need to visit several sites nearby, including in a\u00a0Co-op\u00a0and a\u00a0Tesco\u00a0supermarket.<\/p>\n A Costa Coffee spokesperson said:\u00a0\u201cWe can confirm that the Costa Coffee store on 48-50 Bridgford Road in West Bridgford will close for trade on the September 22, 2023.<\/p>\n "We are working with our team members to redeploy them to other stores in the local area.<\/p>\n "We would like to apologise for the inconvenience the closure may cause and advise customers to visit our nearby store on\u00a0Daleside Road, Nottingham, NG2 3GG, or visit\u00a0www.costa.co.uk\/locations\/store-locator\/map\u00a0to find their nearest store."<\/p>\n The coffee-chain, which has more than 2,000 sites across the UK, has closed the doors for a final time at four more of its shops over the past few months.<\/p>\n It comes after Costa Coffee's Church Street branch pulled its shutters down for one final time on September 15.<\/p>\n Costa has also closed branches in Cheshire, Witney and Wigan.<\/p>\n The Farmfoods store in Market Street,\u00a0Huddersfield, is to close on Sunday, September 24.<\/p>\n Shoppers will get the chance to snap up\u00a0bargains\u00a0on the shop's last day with 50% off all stock.<\/p>\n The bargain supermarket, famous for its frozen foods, has around 300 shops across Great Britain.<\/p>\n It often has some cheap offers on popular products, which shoppers regularly rush to pick up including\u00a0makeup\u00a0and\u00a0air fryers too\u00a0at stores across the country.<\/p>\n But this isn't the first store that Farmfoods has closed this year.<\/p>\n Its Cowgate store in\u00a0Dundee\u00a0shut in March, with another\u00a0Glasgow\u00a0shop closing the month before.<\/p>\n Plus\u00a0its store in West Bromwich\u00a0closed in May.<\/p>\n The frozen food specialist\u00a0pulled down the shutters at its Baillieston\u00a0branch\u00a0at the end of February.<\/p>\n Do you have a money problem that needs sorting? Get in touch by emailing\u00a0money-sm@news.co.uk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n You can also join our new Sun Money Facebook group to share stories and tips and engage with the consumer team and other group\u00a0members.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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