Sayers Proposes Closure of 19 Shops With About 100 Jobs at Risk

Overview

• S&PB Retail Ltd has proposed closing 19 underperforming Sayers shops at the end of August 2026, a step the company says could put roughly 100 of its about 800 employees at risk.
• The firm has not released a list of the 19 sites due to close, leaving staff and local communities waiting for formal confirmation and consultation.
• S&PB says the decision follows a sustained difficult trading period driven by changing customer shopping habits, lower high-street footfall and higher costs that cannot be passed on to customers.
• Management says it plans to invest in and focus on its remaining roughly 72 shops and expects to protect about 700 jobs as it seeks to stabilise the business.
• Founded in Old Swan in 1912, Sayers is a long‑standing Merseyside high‑street brand and the proposed cuts follow earlier closures last year, a change that could further affect town‑centre footfall, suppliers and workers’ incomes.