Store TrackerWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 18: WHSmith To Open Additional Travel Stores Aaron Mark Dsouza, Data Analyst May 2, 2025 Reasons to ReadOur Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies in the UK. This week, we highlight store opening and closure news at WHSmith, as well as the announcement of a permanent Chief Financial Officer at John Lewis Partnership. This report presents data up to week 18 of 2025, ended May 2, 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: Bath & Body Works, Boots Opticians, Kiko Milano, Lidl, WHSmith Other relevant research: The full collection of Store Tracker reports, including our US-focused series 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. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: The Evolving Supply Chain Landscape: Tariffs, Holiday 2025, and What’s Next: Insights Presented by Deborah Weinswig at The Lead SummitWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 34: The Sleep Haven Files for AdministrationPositivity About Personal Finances Continues; Walmart Leads Mass Merchandisers and Warehouse Clubs: US Consumer Survey InsightsAnalyst Corner: US Seasonal Shopping in the Holiday Quarter, with Aditya Kaushik
