Full list of stores closing in August 2025 from Superdrug to Poundland and New Look

British high streets are facing even more shop closures this year, with dozens of shops set to shut in August.

Shoppers might enjoy the closing-down sales in the short term, but the move is likely to deal another blow to local communities.

From tech giants to the everyday favourites that have defined the high street for decades, retailers are pulling down shutters left, right and centre.

Up to 17,000 shops are expected to close this year alone, according to the Centre for Retail Research.

Running a shop isn’t what it once was, experts have told Metro, with sky-high energy bills and online shopping forcing retailers to make difficult choices.

Here are the brands set to disappear from your high street this month.

Apple

Apple will close its two-floor store in Bristol city centre in Cabot Circus after 15 years.

A notice on the branch’s store page says: ‘Thank you, Bristol. Apple Bristol is closing on 9 August at 5pm.’

GAME

GAME will close several branches over the next few months as part of a restructuring plan by its owners, Frasers Group.

A GAME on Southend High Street will be shutting on an as-yet undisclosed date this month, while the branch in Festival Place in Basingstoke will close for good on August 10.

Hobbycraft

The troubled arts and crafts chain was bought by investment firm Modella Capital last year, kicking off a wave of redundancies and closures.

Hobbycrafts in Bromborough, Southport, and Stratford-upon-Avon will all close in ‘early August’, according to the company’s website.

No exact dates have been given.

Monki

The funkier sister store to H&M is closing its Glasgow store in Buchanan Galleries in August.

‘Thanks for all the love and support. You can still shop Monki online – explore more at Weekday.com,’ a notice on the store reads.

Superdrug

The health and beauty tailor is in retreat, shutting two more in Grantham, Lincolnshire, and Redruth, Cornwall, on August 9 and August 16, respectively.

The Grantham branch has been part of the local community for four decades, with one disheartened local writing on Facebook: ‘This town is dying.’

New Look

The fashion brand is saying goodbye to its shop in Neath, Wales, on August 6.

New Look has warned that nearly 100 of its 364 stores could be at risk, having already closed 11 sites this year, including in Birmingham.

The Original Factory Shop (TOFS)

The discount retailer is trimming its high street presence, with two spots closing this month.

The TOFS in Kirkham, Lancashire, will close sometime in August, the store said on its Facebook page.

‘We would like to thank you all for your support over the years we’ve been part of the local community,’ it added.

The Caldicot branch in Wales will then follow.

In 2024 alone, 12,804 chain stores closed their doors, amounting to 35 a day, data from PwC network shows.

But around 132,945 local high street shops could disappear over the next 15 years, mainly clothing, furniture and electronic stores.

While these closures are being seen visually, with boarded-up shops and vacant lots, why they are isn’t always so obvious, Julie Fisher, UK CEO at Simply Business, a small business insurer, previously told Metro.

On top of day-to-day running costs being higher, higher National Insurance contributions, increased rent and squeezed incomings are also factors.

‘These are clear signs that our high streets, as we know them, are under threat, and will become unrecognisable without intervention,’ Fisher added.

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