Reasons to Read

Understand the latest shifts in UK retail store networks as openings edge ahead of closures.

Read this report to discover answers to these and other questions:

• Which retailers contributed most to the increase in store closures this week—and why?
• Which brands are continuing to expand, despite a challenging retail environment?
• How do 2025 store openings and closures compare to 2024, and what are the key trends behind the year-over-year changes?

Companies mentioned in this report include: Card Factory, Citizen, Claire’s UK, Frasers Group, Footasylum, Hobbycraft, Läderach, Lovisa, Menkind, Next, River Island, Starry Mart.

Data in this report include: weekly totals of UK store closures and openings for 2025 and 2024; retailer-level breakdowns of announced versus confirmed closures/openings.

Other relevant research:

• The full collection of Store Tracker reports, including our US-focused series
• The US and UK Store Tracker Databank is the definitive resource for information on store openings and closures by sector in the US and UK retail industries.
• The Corporate and Financial Developments Databank includes details of management changes, financial guidance updates, retail and tech layoffs and capital raised by major retail companies.
• The Retail Bankruptcies Databank details bankruptcies of US and UK retail companies, restaurants and gyms since March 2020.