Overview
- Local outlets published the full list of 33 closures scheduled by the end of January, including sites in Edinburgh, Leeds, Oxford, Brighton, Perth and a Birmingham branch.
- River Island is executing a rescue plan that also seeks rent reductions and debt write-downs across a further 71 locations.
- In court filings, the retailer cited falling footfall and sales, a shift toward online shopping, supply-chain disruption and rising energy and labour costs.
- The company says it aims to secure the business’s future and will try to keep redundancies to a minimum, with staff redeployment where possible.
- Some branches shut in late 2025 as part of the transition, and local reporting includes specific dates such as a January 24 closure for St Helens.