Reasons to Read

Our Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK.

This week, we highlight Marks & Spencer’s recently announced store expansion plan, with store openings occurring across many of its formats. This report presents data up to week 14 of 2025, ended April 4, 2025.

Data in this research report include:

• Week-by-week comparisons of announced store closures and openings in the UK—2025 vs. 2024
• Major UK store closures and openings—2025 and 2024

Companies mentioned in this report include: Arne, Boux Avenue, Frasers Group, IKEA, Marks & Spencer (M&S), Moss, Shoe Zone, SunGod

Other relevant research:

• The full collection of Store Tracker reports, covering developments in the UK, the US and Canada
• The US and UK Store Tracker Databank is the definitive resource for information on store openings and closures by sector in the US and UK retail industries.
• The Retail Bankruptcies Databank details bankruptcies of US and UK retail companies, restaurants and gyms since March 2020.