A growing number of well-known high street brands have announced plans to close stores across the UK, placing hundreds of jobs at risk. These include major banks, fashion retailer Phase Eight, and charity British Heart Foundation.
Phase Eight and TFG Group Closures
TFG, the parent company of Phase Eight, may close up to 400 branches. It has already confirmed intentions to shut more than 100 underperforming stores as part of a major restructuring. The label has closed its St Andrews branch, following earlier closures in Dundee and Perth.
British Heart Foundation to Close 150 Shops
The British Heart Foundation has revealed plans to close 150 of its shops. The first 90 premises are expected to close permanently by March 2027, with the remainder shutting by March 2028. Executives stated the charity faces an "exceptionally challenging trading environment" but pledged to continue its "ground-breaking research" and online sales, including through its eBay page.
Morrisons Daily Store Closures
Morrisons has confirmed the closure of seven branches, with 93 more to follow. The supermarket giant, which operates over 2,200 UK outlets, recently disclosed plans to shut dozens of Morrisons Daily sites. These stores were acquired as part of a £190 million rescue deal for McColl's in 2022. The company said the outlets had been unprofitable despite efforts to improve performance. Affected staff may be offered alternative roles.
Morrisons Daily stores closing include:
- Moorcroft Road, Woodthorpe, York
- Queen Street, Recar
- Zetland Road, Loftus
- Esk Close, Guisborough
- High Street, Stokesley
- Fairfax Avenue, Hull
- Middle Street, South Driffield
Lloyds Banking Group Branch Closures
Lloyds Banking Group is closing 79 additional branches: 31 Lloyds Bank and 48 Halifax sites, on top of 95 closures already announced this year. Around 100 stores are set to close, with seven in Yorkshire confirmed.
Halifax branch closures include:
- Ashford (Kent): 1 Castle Street
- Basingstoke: 39/45 Wote Street
- Birmingham - Kings Heath: 11 Alcester Road South
- Boston: 27/28 Market Place
- Bury St Edmunds: 58 Cornhill
- Cannock: 9 Church Street
- Canterbury: 29 St Georges Street
- Clacton-on-Sea: 43 Station Road
- Cleveleys: 52 Victoria Road West
- Corby: 55/57 Corporation Street
- Durham: 1 North Road
- Ealing Broadway: 64/65 The Mall
- Gateshead: Jackson House
- Gravesend: 165 Windmill Street
- Guildford: 28/30 High Street
- Hemel Hempstead: 225/227 The Marlowes
- Hereford: 16 Commercial Street
- High Wycombe: 35A High Street
- Ilford: 84/86 High Road
- King's Lynn: 72 High Street
- Leamington Spa: 122 The Parade
- Leigh: 52/54 Bradshawgate
- Lichfield: 4 Conduit Street
- Llandudno: 22 Mostyn Street
- Llanelli: 24/26 Cowell Street
- London - Bethnal Green: 376/378 Bethnal Green Road
- London - Camden Town: 96 Camden High Street
- London - Dalston: 81 Kingsland High Street
- London - Tottenham: 444/446 High Road
- Lowestoft: 150 London Road North
- Manchester - Cheetham Hill: 4/5 Union Terrace
- Milton Keynes: 12 Midsummer Arcade
- Newark-on-Trent: 48 Middlegate
- Newcastle-under-Lyme: 13 Ironmarket
- North Finchley: 804/806 High Road
- Ramsgate: 2 Queen Street
- Redcar: 8 High Street
- Rotherham: 9 Wellgate
- Salisbury: 29 High Street
- Sheffield - Hillsborough: 34/36 Middlewood Road
- Southend-on-Sea: 108 High Street
- Taunton: 64A East Street
- Truro: 15 Pydar Street
- Waterlooville: 111 London Road
- Wellingborough: 39 Market Street
- Weston-super-Mare: Sovereign Centre
- Weymouth: 85 St Mary Street
- Willenhall: Market Place
- Wimbledon: Unit 116, Wimbledon Quarter
- Woking: 22/24 Commercial Way
Lloyds branch closures include:
- Accrington: 2 Peel Street
- Barnsley: 50 Cheapside
- Birmingham - Handsworth: 162 Soho Road
- Blackpool: 30 Corporation Street
- Braintree: 2-4 Bank Street
- Bristol - Knowle: 284 Wells Road
- Carlisle: 6 Lowther Street
- Chatham: 142-146 High Street
- Chelmsford: 77-81 High Street
- Chesterfield: 30 Rose Hill
- City of London - Whitechapel High Street: 3-5 Whitechapel Road
- Devizes: 38 Market Place
- Harrogate: 8-11 Cambridge Crescent
- Harrow: 286-288 Station Road
- Ilkeston: Market Place
- Kirkby: 145 Cherryfield Drive
- Leicester - Melton Road: 184 Melton Road
- Leicester - Wigston: 61 Leicester Road
- Liverpool - Huyton: 55 Derby Road
- Liverpool - Huyton: 14-16 Sherborne Square
- Nottingham - Arnold: 76 Front Street
- Rochdale: 58 Yorkshire Street
- South Shields: 101 King Street
- Sheffield: 1 High Street
- St Helens: 13-15 Hardshaw Street
- Wakefield: 17 Westgate
- Wallsend: Royal Chambers
- Widnes: 23-24 Albert Square
- Worksop: 65 Bridge Street
NatWest Group Branch Closures
NatWest Group is permanently closing 18 high street branches: 12 NatWest in England and Wales, and six Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in Scotland.
NatWest closures:
- Boston - 10 Market Place - 11 June 2026
- Godalming - 77 High Street - 23 February 2027
- Grays - 17 High Street - 15 June 2026
- Halifax - 1 Waterhouse Street - 18 June 2026
- Herne Bay - 140 High Street - 24 February 2027
- London - Fulham Broadway - 45 Fulham Broadway - 18 June 2026
- London - Spitalfields - 216 Bishopsgate - 17 June 2026
- London - Sydenham - 61 Sydenham Road - 23 February 2027
- London - West End - 246-250 Regent Street - 30 September 2026
- Ashton Gate Bristol - North Street - 15 September 2026
- Llanelli - 33 Stepney Street - 9 September 2026
- Port Talbot - 35-37 Station Road - 8 September 2026
RBS closures (Scotland):
- Arbroath - Brothock Bridge - 9 September 2026
- Biggar - 104 High Street - 16 September 2026
- Castle Douglas - 133 King Street - 10 September 2026
- Giffnock - 158A Fenwick Road - 17 September 2026
- Milngavie - 24 Douglas Street - 8 September 2026
- Motherwell - 62 Hamilton Road - 10 September 2026
