Marks and Spencer has shut down many stores across the country in recent years as part of its strategy to focus on food-only locations, while Poundland is reducing its store count with closures continuing into 2026
Marks and Spencer has shuttered numerous outlets nationwide in recent years, including a landmark branch that first opened its doors in 1929 earlier this year.
M&S has clarified that these closures form part of the retailer’s strategy to cut back on shops stocking food, clothing and homeware while concentrating on food-only outlets.
Meanwhile, supermarket giant Morrisons has axed over 100 cafes, florists, and pharmacies throughout this year.
Morrisons’ chief executive Rami Baitieh noted that certain cafes “had specific local challenges, and in those locations, regrettably, closure and re-allocation of the space was the only sensible option”.
Budget retailer Poundland is trimming its 800-strong store portfolio down to between 650 and 700 locations, with additional closures planned for 2026, reports the Express.
Marks and Spencer closures:
- Wolverhampton store on Dudley Street
Morrisons Cafes closures:
- Banchory, North Deeside Road, Aberdeenshire
- Bathgate, West Lothian
- Bellshill, John Street, North Lanarkshire
- Blackburn, Railway Road, Lancashire
- Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
- Bradford, Thornbury, West Yorkshire
- Brecon, Free Street, Powys, Wales
- Bromsgrove, Buntsford Industrial Park, Worcestershire
- Caernarfon, North Road, Gwynedd, Wales
- Connah’s Quay, Flintshire, Wales
- Crowborough, East Sussex
- Dumbarton, Glasgow Road, West Dunbartonshire
- East Kilbride (Lindsayfield), South Lanarkshire
- East Kilbride (Stewartfield), South Lanarkshire
- Elland, West Yorkshire
- Erskine, Bridgewater Shopping Centre, Renfrewshire
- Failsworth, Poplar Street, Greater Manchester
- Glasgow (Newlands), Glasgow City
- Gloucester, Metz Way, Gloucestershire
- Gorleston, Blackwell Road, Norfolk
- Hadleigh, Suffolk/Essex
- Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute
- High Wycombe, Temple End, Buckinghamshire
- Kirkham, Poulton Street, Lancashire
- Largs, Irvine Road, North Ayrshire
- Leeds (Horsforth), West Yorkshire
- Leeds (Swinnow Road), West Yorkshire
- Leighton Buzzard, Lake Street, Bedfordshire
- Littlehampton (Wick), West Sussex
- London (Erith), Greater London
- London (Harrow, Hatch End), Greater London
- London (Queensbury), Greater London
- London (Stratford), Greater London
- London (Wood Green), Greater London
- Lutterworth, Bitteswell Road, Leicestershire
- Mansfield (Woodhouse), Nottinghamshire
- Newcastle upon Tyne (Cowgate), Tyne & Wear
- Northampton, Kettering Road, Northamptonshire
- Oxted, Station Yard, Surrey
- Paisley, Falside Road, Renfrewshire
- Portsmouth, Hampshire
- Reigate, Bell Street, Surrey
- Sidcup, Westwood Lane, Greater London
- Solihull, Warwick Road, West Midlands
- Stirchley, West Midlands
- Troon, Academy Street, South Ayrshire
- Warminster, Weymouth Street, Wiltshire
- Watford, Ascot Road, Hertfordshire
- Welwyn Garden City, Black Fan Road, Hertfordshire
- Weybridge, Monument Hill, Surrey
- Wishaw, Kirk Road, North Lanarkshire
Morrisons Market Kitchen closures:
- Aberdeen, King Street
- Basingstoke, Thorneycroft
- Brentford, Waterside
- Camden Town, London
- Canning Town, London
- Cheltenham, Up Hatherley
- Eccles, Irwell Place, Greater Manchester
- Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Gravesend, Coldharbour Road
- Kirkby, Merseyside
- Leeds, Kirkstall
- Lincoln, Triton Road
- Little Clacton, Centenary Way
- Milton Keynes, Westcroft
- Nottingham, Netherfield
- Stoke, Festival Park
- Tynemouth, Preston Grange, North Shields
- Verwood, Dorset
Morrisons pharmacy closures:
- Birmingham, Small Heath
- Blackburn, Railway Road
- Bradford, Victoria
- London, Wood Green
Full list of Poundland stores closing:
- Christchurch (Meteor Retail Park), Dorset – December 5
- Arnold, Nottinghamshire – December 6
- Worthing, West Sussex – December 6
- Droitwich, Worcestershire – December 9
- Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland – December 13
- Oldham, Greater Manchester – December 13
- Weston Favell, Northamptonshire – December 19
- Lancaster, Lancashire – December 19
- Portishead, Somerset – December 24
- Grantham, Lincolnshire – December 24
- Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset – December 24
- Hammersmith, Greater London – December 24
- Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland – December 31
- Farnham, Surrey – December 31
- Brighton, East Sussex – December 31
- Hempstead Valley, Kent – December 31
- Northampton Sixfields, Northamptonshire – December 31
- Prestatyn, Denbighshire – December 31
- Bexhill, East Sussex – January 5
- Ponders End, Greater London – January 5
- Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland – January 5
- Faversham, Kent – January 6
- Mitcham, Greater London – January 14
- Liverpool, Merseyside – January 15
- Yeovil, Somerset – January 16
- Cameron Toll, Edinburgh, Scotland – January 20
- Nottingham Eastpoint, Nottinghamshire – January 22
- Lymington, Hampshire – January 23
- Christchurch (47 High Street), Dorset – January 23
- Bristol Avon Meads, Bristol – January 29
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