Reasons to Read

Stay up to date on the latest changes in the UK retail store landscape, where new store openings continue to outpace closures in 2025.

Read this report to discover answers to these and other questions:

• Which retailers have driven the increases in openings and closures this week, and what’s behind these moves?
• Which brands are still growing their store networks despite challenging retail environment?
• How do store openings and closures in 2025 compare with 2024, and what are the main trends driving the year-on-year shifts?

Companies mentioned in this report include: Boyes, Claire’s, Flabelus, Fortnum & Mason, Jorum Studio, Miniso, Soeur, Søstrene Grene, Tekla Fabrics, Urban Outfitters and Vince.

Data in this report include: weekly totals of UK store closures and openings for 2025 and 2024; retailer-level breakdowns of announced versus confirmed closures/openings.

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 Corporate and Financial Developments Databank includes details of management changes, financial guidance updates, retail and tech layoffs and capital raised by major retail companies.
• The Retail Bankruptcies Databank details bankruptcies of US and UK retail companies, restaurants and gyms since March 2020.