Wh smith, new look, hobbycraft, and more all face 2025 closures - full list

HOMEBASE, AND QUIZ HAVE ALSO ANNOUNCED CLOSURES 12:20, 20 May 2025 The high street has taken a hammering so far in 2025, with more closures set for the summer and beyond. Changing customer

habits has been one of the reasons cited for all the closures this year, as more Brits opt to do their shopping online. Outside of retailers, banks, building societies and supermarket chains

have also been facing a harsh year for closures. READ MORE: WARNING AS CERTAIN LLOYDS CUSTOMERS SPOT £40 MISSING FROM ACCOUNTS WH SMITH WH Smith confirmed back in April that it would be

closing 17 locations this year, as the brand was recently sold. While it is not going away, eventually it will be known as TG Jones, though it remains unclear when this will fully come into

effect. Article continues below The 2025 closing locations: * Bournemouth Old Christchurch Road, Dorset * Luton, Bedfordshire * March, Cambridgeshire * Basingstoke, Hampshire * Newtown,

Powys * Winton branch in Bournemouth, Dorset * Rhyl, Denbighshire * Bolton, Greater Manchester * Accrington, Lancashire * Halstead, Essex * Halesowen, West Midlands * Diss, Norfolk *

Newport, Isle of Wight * Haverhill, Suffolk * Stockton, County Durham * Oldham, Greater Manchester * Orpington, Greater London NEW LOOK For New Look customers in Ireland, the retailer

confirmed that it would be leaving the island completely, closing four locations in 2025. Overall, its departure from Ireland will cost 350 jobs. The 2025 closing locations: * Carillon Court

Shopping Centre, Loughborough * Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf * St Austell, Cornwall * Team Valley Retail World, Gateshead HOBBYCRAFT Hobbycraft chief executive officer Alex Wilson said:

"Very sadly, the strength of our offering has not made us immune from the challenges faced by the retail sector in recent years. "Closing stores is always a last resort and this

has been an extremely difficult decision. "Making these changes is sadly a necessary action to enable us to keep our doors open to crafters up and down the country." The 2025

closing locations: * Bagshot, Surrey * Basildon, Essex * Borehamwood, Hertfordshire * Bristol, Imperial Retail Park * Canterbury, Kent * Cirencester, Gloucestershire * Dunstable,

Bedfordshire * Epping Forest, Essex * Lakeside Shopping Centre, Essex HOMEBASE Earlier in 2025, Homebase went into administration, throwing the future of the chain into doubt. However, new

buyers were able to save the branch and 70 branches in turn, though not every location was so lucky. The 2025 closing locations: * Bradford * Broadstairs * Cheltenham * Colchester Stanway *

Coventry * Derby Chaddesden * Gloucester * Hull Hessle * London Streatham Vale * Oban * Oldbury * Romford * Wolverhampton QUIZ The fashion retailer, Quiz, fell into administration in 2025.

This led to 23 locations closing their doors, putting 200 jobs at risk. The 2025 closing locations: Article continues below * Athlone, Athlone Town Centre Shopping Centre * Brighton,

Churchill Square * Bristol, Cribbs Causeway * Derry, Richmond Shopping Centre * Doncaster, Frenchgate Centre * Dundee, Overgate * Enniskillen, Erneside Shopping Centre * Exeter, Princesshay

Shopping Centre * Falkirk, Howgate Centre * Fareham, Whiteley Shopping Centre * Glasgow, Forge Shopping Centre * Grimsby, Freshney Place * Liverpool, South John Street * Maidstone, Fremlin

Walk * Milton Keynes, Silbury Arcade * Motherwell, Brandon Parade South * Newbridge, Whitewater Shopping Centre * Peterborough, Queensgate Shopping Centre * Preston, Friargate Walk *

Southampton, WestQuay Shopping Centre * Swansea, Queens Arcade * Tallaght, The Square * Telford, Telford Shopping Centre