Another day, another piece of bad news for the British high street. The first two months of 2025 have seen a bunch more household names shut up physical outlets across the country, from Homebase, Dobbies and WH Smith to Lloyds and NatWest banks.
Also caught up in the closures is New Look. After bouts of closures in 2018 and 2023, the clothing and fashion retailer has reportedly closed around 600 outlets in the past seven years. New Look has been a high street retailer since the 1960s, selling womenswear, menswear and children’s clothing, and it continues to be a major player in the UK’s clothing market.
RECOMMENDED: Here’s the full list of high street stores closing in 2025.
New Look recently said it would be winding down its operations in the Republic of Ireland, closing 26 stores and making nearly 350 employees redundant. Recently announced UK closures are apparently due to factors like ‘the landlord’s request’ or because the site has become ‘unviable’. Here’s everything we know about upcoming New Look closures in the UK.
Which New Look stores are closing and when?
These New Look stores have already closed in 2025.
- Carillon Court Shopping Centre, Loughborough
- Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf
And these two branches will close in March.
- St Austell, Cornwall – March 4
- Team Valley Retail World, Gateshead – March 9
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