A UK fashion retailer is set to close all of its remaining 15 stores after falling into liquidation.
Leading Labels, founded in 1993, is a long-running clothing retailer that draws shoppers with major brands at outlet prices.
It stocks discounted fashion items from big-name brands, including Calvin Klein, Wrangler, and Joules.
Leading Labels falls into liquidation
But now, Leading Labels is closing down after falling into liquidation.
Jeremy Bleazard of XL Business Solutions Limited was appointed liquidator on May 26, according to The Gazette.
Companies House also says that Leading Labels has accounts overdue dating back to 2024.
Full list of Leading Labels stores set to close
As a result of the company's collapse, all 15 of Leading Label's remaining stores are set to close:
- Basildon
- Boston
- Bury
- Carlisle
- Cleethorpes
- Clowne
- Evesham
- Hornsea
- Ipswich
- Kidderminster
- Lincoln
- Norwich
- Stevenage
- Balloch (Scotland)
- Cumbernauld (Scotland)
The company's website has also stopped working.
Other UK companies that have closed or entered administration/liquidation in 2026
It has been a year for the UK high street, with several retailers entering administration and others announcing widespread store closures.
Major high street retailers LK Bennett and Claire's both closed all their stores in April, having previously fallen into administration.
Quiz also revealed that it will be closing its 37 remaining stores by the end of June, after falling into administration in February (for the second time in 12 months).
Other retailers have been forced to close stores this year, including:
Iguanas Holdings Limited, which runs 47 Las Iguanas restaurants across the UK, and Poundstretcher are also in danger of collapsing into administration if restructuring plans aren't agreed, having "fallen into financial difficulties".
Four UK travel companies have closed in 2026:
Luxury UK holiday company Salamander Voyages also shut down recently after entering administration.
Meanwhile, three UK airlines have fallen into administration or liquidation:
- Ascend Airways (liquidation)
- EcoJet Airlines (liquidation)
- Zenith Aviation Limited (administration)
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UK delivery company Yodel is set to be phased out over the coming months after being acquired by InPost.
It's also been reported that Morrisons is looking to sell some of its in-store pharmacies as it continues to cut costs.
It's not been all bad news for the UK high street, with several major brands announcing new store openings for 2026, including Aldi, M&S, and Superdrug.
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