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Ruby Flanagan

M&Co is closing 170 high street stores - with two set to shut for good next week

Fashion retailer M&Co will be closing 170 of its high street stores over the next few months and two are set to close for good by the end of next week.

It follows six M&Co store closures on April 1 and three at the end of March.

M&Co fell into administration for the second time in two years at the start of December but were saved when the brand and intellectual property was sold to Yours Clothing in February.

Yours Clothing also owns the clothing lines BadRhino, Long Tall Sally, and Bump It Up Maternity.

However, the sale did not include the retailer's physical stores which meant 170 are to close - reportedly putting 1,910 jobs at risk.

The next M&Co store to close its doors will be its Upminster store which is set to shut its doors for good on Tuesday, April 11.

The retailer's Egham shop will also be bringing the shutters down for the final time on Saturday, April 15.

The closures have been confirmed on both stores' Facebook pages.

The Facebook post for the Upminster store read: "We will close our doors on Tuesday 11th April.

"We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our loyal customers for your custom and friendship throughout the years.

"We look forward to seeing you all in the coming days."

A post on the M&Co Egham page said: "Last day of trading for Egham store will be Saturday, April 15."

M&Co's administrator, Teneo have said that further stores will start to close as store stock dries up.

However, the administrator has not provided an exact date for when all of M&Co's will vanish from the high street.

M&Co stores to close soon:

  • Upminister - April 11
  • Engham - April 15

Nine M&Co stores that have closed recently:

  • Lewes - April 1
  • Gosport- April 1
  • Belper - April 1
  • Beccles - April 1
  • Newquay - April 1
  • Lerwick - April 1
  • Thurso - March 28
  • Wick - March 25
  • Fort William - March 25

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