A number of high street retailers have announced plans to close stores in the coming months
An increasing number of high street shops are closing down permanently, and this trend shows no sign of slowing. Both Morrisons and Marks and Spencer have revealed forthcoming closures, alongside the British Heart Foundation and a host of other high street names.
Marks and Spencer has confirmed it will shut 14 in-store cafés, impacting 13 sites in England and one in Scotland. The high street stalwart explained the decision forms part of a store restructuring plan aimed at “provide more product choice and improve the shopping experience.”
All affected cafés in England and Scotland are due to close by the end of the year.
M&S cafes closing in 2026
- Crawley, West Sussex
- Dunblane, Stirling, Scotland
- Congleton, Cheshire
- Stone, Staffordshire
- Anlaby, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Martlesham Heath, Ipswich
- Bidston Moss, Cheshire
- Bishop Auckland, Durham
- South Aylesford, Kent
- Strood Retail Park, Kent
- Whitstable, Kent
- Canterbury, Kent
- Sittingbourne Retail Park, Kent
Meanwhile, Morrisons has revealed it will axe around 100 of its Morrisons Daily outlets. Seven of these branches have been identified so far, with further announcements expected in the coming weeks and months.
Morrison Daily stores confirmed for closure
- Fairfax Avenue, Hull
- Esk Close, Guisborough
- Zetland Road, Loftus
- Stokesley High Street, Middlesbrough
- Queen Street, Redcar
- Middle Street, South Driffield
- Woodthorpe, York
Separately, the British Heart Foundation is gearing up to close 150 of its shops, with 87 shutting by the end of March 2027. Some of its premises are no longer financially sustainable, and proposed cuts to the central teams supporting its retail operations are also on the cards.
CEO Dr Charmaine Griffiths said: “Like most retailers, we are facing an exceptionally challenging trading environment. Cardiovascular disease remains one of the UK’s biggest killers and our priority is funding research to save lives.
“We must take the difficult step to close some of our shops to sustain retail’s important contribution to funding BHF’s groundbreaking research.”
British Heart Foundation stores closing by April 2027
- Armley 32 Town Street, LS12 3AB
- Aberdare 8 Commercial Street, CF44 7RW
- Alfreton 2 Severn Square Institute Lane, DE55 7BQ
- Ashton -Under – Lyne 36 Warrington Street, OL6 7JS
- Abingdon 36 Bury Street, OX14 3QY
- Ashbourne 16 St John Street, DE6 1GH
- Alfreton (Home Store) 47/51 High Street , DE55 7DR
- Bedworth 30 All Saints Square, CV12 8ND
- Burnley 86 St James’s Street, BB11 1NJ
- Blyth 24 Regent Street, NE24 1LP
- Beckenham 168 High Street, BR3 1EW
- Balham 184 Balham High Road , SW12 9BW
- Barnet 123 High Street, EN5 5UZ
- Bath 8 Green Street , BA1 2JY
- Brighton (Home Store) 95 -97 London Road, BN1 4JF
- Bangor Unit 5 The Menai Shopping Centre, LL57 1DN
- Blackpool 48 -50 Church Street, FY1 1HP
- Cannock 21 Market Place, WS11 1BS
- Clacton 38 Station Road, CO15 1SX
- Coalville 28 Belvoir Shop Centre , LE67 3XA
- Christchurch 54 High Street Christchurch, BH23 1BN
- Cleveleys 1 Crescent West, FY5 1AD
- Consett 6 Middle Street, DH8 5QJ
- Chorley Unit 5 Market Walk, PR7 1DE
- Camden 65 High Street, NW1 7JL
- Crawley (Home Store) 44 -46 The Broadway, RH10 1HG
- Chesterfield 28 Middle Pavement The Pavements Shopping Centre, S40 1PA
- Chatham (Home Store) 8-9 Pentagon Centre, ME4 4HP
- Dunstable 27 Broadwalk, LU5 4RH
- Durham 79 North Road, DH1 4SQ
- Dumfries 60 High Street, DG1 2JA
- Dewsbury 9 Foundry Street, WF13 1QH
- Dalkeith 3 Jarnac Court, EH22 1HU
- Dumfries (Home Store) Unit 12/13 Loreburne Shopping Centre , DG1 2BD
- Eastbourne 165 Terminus Road, BN21 3NX
- Elgin 165 High Street, IV30 1DW
- Eccles 1 The Mall, M30 0EA
- Finchley 718 High Road, N12 9QD
- Falmouth 43 Market Street, TR11 3AJ
- Fulham 338 North End Road, SW6 1NB
- Fakenham 10 Millers Walk, NR21 9AP
- Formby 1 The Cloisters Halsall Lane, L37 3PX
- Grays 5 North Mall The Grays Shopping Centre, RM17 6QF
- High Wycombe 18 White Hart Street, HP11 2HL
- Hawick 64 High Street, TD9 9EE
- Harlow 1 East Walk, CM20 1JH
- Hammersmith 127 King Street, W6 9JG
- Huyton 37 Derby Road, L36 9UQ
- Hornchurch 78 High Street, RM12 4UW
- Helston 37 Meneage Street, TR13 8RB
- Holsworthy 22 The Square, EX22 6AN
- Hartlepool (Home Store) 103-105 Middleton Grange, TS24 7RL
- Harpurhey (Home Store) Unit A Harpurhey Shopping Centre, M9 4DH
- Hull (Home Store) 266 -268 Holderness Road, HU9 2HX
- Hereford 13 Elgin Gate, HR4 0AB
- Harrow (Home Store) 57, St Anne’s Road, HA1 1JU
- Ilkeston 41 Bath Street, DE7 8AH
- Keighley 12 Cooke Lane Airedale Centre, BD21 3PF
- Kendal 30 Highgate, LA9 4SX
- Long Eaton 14 Market Place, NG10 1LS
- Long Eaton (Home Store) Unit 2 Eaton Court, NG10 1LP
- Llanelli (Home Store) 13 Vaughan Street, SA15 3TY
- Minehead 4 The Parade, TA24 5UF
- Newbury 5 Mansion House Street, RG14 5ES
- Newton Aycliffe 40 Beveridge Way, DL5 4DS
- New Milton 73 Station Road, BH25 6JD
- Nuneaton (Home Store) 6-14 Stratford Street, CV11 5BS
- Newport 63 High Street, PO30 1BA
- Ormskirk 18 Burscough Street, L39 2ER
- Plymouth 60 Cornwall Street, PL1 1LR
- Poole (Home Store) 348 – 350 Ashley Road Parkstone, BH14 9DF
- Perry Barr (Home Store) Unit 45 One Stop SC, B42 1SF
- Rhyl 42 High Street, LL18 1ET
- Rayleigh 137 High Street, SS6 7QA
- Shrewsbury 1 Mardol/15 Claremont St., SY1 1PY
- Spalding 2/2a Market Place , PE11 1SL
- South Shields 77 King Street, NE33 1DP
- Stockton -on-Tees 119-120 High Street, TS18 1AA
- Sunderland 37 Blandford Street, SR1 3JH
- Swansea 234 Oxford Street , SA1 3BL
- Salford (Home Store) 83 -84 Raven Way, M6 5HT
- Sutton Coldfield Units 6 -7 Red Rose Centre Sutton Coldfield, B72 1XX
- Salisbury 52 -54 New Canal, SP1 2AQ
- Uckfield 122-126 High Street, TN22 1PX
- West Bromwich (CLR) 221 High Street, B70 7QZ
- Worksop (Home Store) 2 Bridge Place, S80 1JS
- Wrexham (Home Store) 31 Regent Street, LL11 1RY
In a similar blow, Coughlans Bakery, which is part-owned by comedian Romesh Ranganathan, has shut its doors with immediate effect after falling into liquidation.
Managing Director Sean Coughlan and Romesh confirmed the news, saying “gutted isn’t the word.” Coughlans had been trading since 1937, with branches across South London, Surrey, Kent, and West Sussex.
Full list of Coughlans closures
- Addiscombe – 299 Lower Addiscombe Rd, Croydon CR0 6RD
- Banstead – 92 High Street, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 2NN
- Beckenham – 188 High St, Beckenham BR3 1EN
- Caterham – 2 Chaldon Road, Caterham on the Hill, CR3 5PE
- Caterham – 17, Croydon Road, Caterham CR3 6PA
- Coulsdon – 130 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, CR5 2 ND
- Chipstead – 223 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, CR5 3BR
- Crawley – 4 Maidenbower Square, Crawley RH10 7QH
- Croydon – 259 Brighton Road, South Croydon, CR2 6EL
- Croydon – 502 London Road, Croydon, CR7 7HQ
- Croydon – 220 High St, Croydon, CR0
- Dorking – 136 High Street, Dorking, RH4 1BG
- Epsom – 3 Horton Retail Centre, Pelman Way, Epsom KT19 8HJ
- Forestdale – 9 Forestdale Centre, Featherbed Lane, Croydon, CR0 9AS
- Godstone – 77 High Street, Godstone, RH9 8DT
- Horley – 78 Victoria Road, Horley RH6 7PZ
- Horsham – 102 Blackbridge Lane, Horsham RH12 1SA
- Horsham – 1 Piries Place Shopping Centre, Horsham RH12 1EH
- Lingfield – 21 High Street, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6AA
- Kingswood – 9 Waterhouse Lane, Kingswood, Surrey, KT20 6EB
- Nork – 33 Nork Way, Banstead, Surrey SM7 1PB
- Old Coulsdon – 1a Lacey Green, Coulsdon Road, Old Coulsdon CR5 1EN
- Oxted – 76 Station Road East, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 OPG
- Purley – 913 Brighton Rd, Purley, CR8 2BP
- Reigate – 14 High Street, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9AY
- Stoneleigh – 32 The Broadway, Stoneleigh, Surrey, KT17 2HU
- Wallington – 5 The Parade, Stafford Rd, Wallington, SM6 8ND
- Wallington – 58 Woodcote Road, Wallington, SM6 OLY
- Warlingham – 401 Limpsfield Road, Warlingham, CR6 9HA
- Westerham – 15 High Street, Westerham TN16 1RA
- West Wickham – 99 Station Rd, West Wickham BR4 0PX
Further brands to announce closures include GO Outdoors, which has kicked off a closing down sale at its Colchester branch.
Meanwhile, in the village of Hellifield, North Yorkshire, residents have been forced to say goodbye to their sole post office, after the shop it was housed within, Ahernes of Hellifield, shut up for good following 130 years of service.
