Several New Look shops are set to close across the UK in a further blow to the country's declining high streets. The fashion retailer, which was founded back in 1969, will be shutting its doors to the public in a number of locations - including a couple of East Midlands cities: Birmingham, Coventry, Trowbridge, Kirkcaldy, Walthamstow and Northampton.
So far, seven sites have been named, three of which are being closed down due to the the landlord wanting to take the retail space back, with another three closing this month. Speaking to Birmingham Live, a spokesperson for New Look said: “Regrettably, our New Look store in Coventry's Arena Shopping Park is closing following the landlord's request to take the property back and exit the lease early.
"We are now focusing on supporting our affected store colleagues and finding suitable alternative roles for them within the business wherever possible. We have loved being part of the local community and we would like to thank all of our customers in the local area.” On the Trowbridge and Kirkcaldy closure, a New Look spokesperson repeated the statement.
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They added: "As part of the normal course of business, New Look occasionally closes sites, but also opens new stores when the right opportunities arise. While a small number of stores have closed in recent months, our most recent new openings were in November 2022 and we have plans for further openings in the first half of this year."
Below is the full list of the locations and dates they'll be shutting their doors:
- Birmingham, Fort Shopping Park - January 9
- Trowbridge - January 23
- Coventry - January 29
- Birmingham, Bullring - January 30
- Walthamstow, London - February 4
- Grosvenor Centre, Northampton - February 15
Kirkcaldy- early February
Last month, the high-street retailer announced it was expanding its partnership with second-hand clothing website Re-Fashion by launching six new in-store concessions across the UK. From the end of January, New Look opened Re-Fashion concessions within its Coventry, Nottingham, Peterborough, Leicester, Loughborough and Wolverhampton stores.
The concessions offer consumers vintage and pre-loved clothing items ranging from designer to sportswear labels and vintage pieces. It comes after it emerged H&M was also shuttering stores. The fashion brand says a "rapid change in customer behaviour" is to blame for its decision to shut the doors of some branches.
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