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The retailer was founded in 1970 in Lancashire and sold beauty products, fragrances and other bathroom items.

It employed as many as 1,000 people early this year but came under pressure from rising costs and a shortfall in funding, which also affected supplier relationships and led to stock shortages.

– Quiz Clothing

Fashion chain Quiz shut 23 of its stores after entering administration in February, in a move which hit around 200 workers.

It closed the shops despite being bought in a pre-pack administration deal by a subsidiary of the founding Ramzan family.

Quiz had started the year searching for emergency funding but fell into insolvency after failing to secure a deal.

– Leon

Leon is closing around 20 of its restaurants after launching a major restructuring in December.

The company said it will shut the doors of the worst-performing of its 71 stores.

It came after the group was bought back by co-founder John Vincent from supermarket group Asda.

– Select Fashion

Select Fashion was another chain to cease trading in 2025, after the womenswear business came under pressure from growing losses.

The business closed all its roughly 80 stores earlier this year and entered liquidation after failing to find a buyer.

– Homebase

Home improvement firm Homebase shut 65 shops between January and March after falling into administration late in 2024.

Retail group CDS, run by The Range owner Chris Dawson, snapped up the brand but was unable to save all its stores.

Bosses at Homebase have said recent years were “incredibly challenging” for DIY stores, blaming “a decline in consumer confidence and spending” after the pandemic.

– New Look

Elsewhere in retail, high street fashion chain New Look shut 15 of its stores in the UK over the year.

The group also revealed that it would exit the Republic of Ireland, shutting all its 26 shops in the country, hitting 347 workers, in the face of squeezed consumer spending.

– Starbucks

In September, Starbucks launched an overhaul which resulted in the closure of some of its UK coffee shops.

The group did not disclose exactly how many sites would shut but closed 10 locations in October as part of the process.

– Fired Earth

Upmarket tile retailer Fired Earth slid into administration in October, resulting in the closure of its 20 UK showrooms, and 133 job cuts.

Rival Topps Tiles bought the Fired Earth brand, IP, website and around £2.5 million worth of stock but could not save any of the chain’s stores.

– Brewdog bars

Scottish craft brewery and bar business Brewdog shut 10 of its sites in July, including its first-ever venue in Aberdeen.

The closure plan, which was part of a shake-up of Brewdog’s hospitality arm, put almost 100 jobs at risk.

– Monki

At the start of the year, European fashion giant H&M announced plans to close its seven stores under its Monki brand.

It said a “limited number” of these would be transformed into its sister brand Weekday but still closed a number of shops permanently.

– River Island

Retail chain River Island shut 33 shops as part of a restructuring to help support its future.

The fashion group pushed through a formal restructuring plan amid fears that the company could collapse into administration without action.

It also secured rent reductions on 71 other stores as part of the plan.

– Hobbycraft

In April, the arts and craft retailer revealed plans to shut nine of its stores, in a move it said would hit up to 126 workers.

It comes after Modella Capital bought the retail business last year.