Shops are continuing to disappear from British high streets, following more than 13,000 closures last year.
In January, February and March, scores of shops shut their doors, from Select Fashion to New Look and WH Smith. And it seems the trend is set to continue in April, with a number of businesses closing their doors for good in the coming weeks.
Here are the main shop closures in England, Scotland and Wales.
WH Smith
More of the stationery and newsagent’s shops are set to close this month, after two were shut in March.
Next on the list are:
Beaverbrooks
Jewellery brand Beaverbrooks is shutting three shops early this month because they are “no longer commercially viable”.
These are in:
Sports Direct
The sports retailer is axing its Newmarket Road store in Cambridge on April 18.
Its stores in East Kilbride, Dundee and Birmingham Fort closed last month, and Coventry shut in January.
FarmFoods
Budget supermarket FarmFoods will close a branch on Sunday April 6 in Dundee.
Bosses took the decision not to renew their lease at the site.
A G Meek
The bargain shoe chain will be left with four sites in Wales when a store in Gloucester shuts on April 12 after 60 years of trading.
Aldi
The budget supermarket will be shutting its Swanfield Place branch in Llanelli in Wales on April 27, leaving locals having to travel 30 minutes away to the nearest store in Trostre.
MBAS Clothing
One small independent business will also close after trying hard to stay open. MBAS Clothing in Arnold, Nottinghamshire said its footfall had reduced by 70 per cent and it could no longer keep the business afloat.
A spokesperson said: "Despite huge efforts to entice the good people of Arnold and surrounding areas into the shop, we have not succeeded.
