Cardiff has seen a wide variety of businesses come and go in recent years, from big chains, such as Debenhams, to independent shops. The pandemic saw a number of shops, cafes, and restaurants in the city announce their closure, leaving empty units on what used to be some of Cardiff's busiest streets.
Queen Street, once a hubbub of activity, has lost some of its major chains, with Topshop, River Island, and Zara all closing, and the latter two stores moving to the St David's Shopping Centre. Read our deep dive into the dire state of the rundown and atrophying street here. More recently, businesses all over the country have also been grappling with the effects of the cost of living crisis, with many being forced to shut their doors as bills and financial pressures mount.
The last five years in particular has seen huge changes on some of Cardiff's biggest streets, with nearly 100 units having changed purpose. Here are some of the shops in the city that announced their closure this year.
