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Apple to Close Basingstoke Store as Reading’s The Oracle Is Moved and Redesigned

The change signals Apple's shift to fewer, larger experience-led stores that concentrate service with integrated fulfilment in regional hubs.

Major U.S. Grocers Trim Store Footprints as Kroger Moves Forward on Giant Eagle Deal

Morrisons to Close Around 100 Morrisons Daily Shops as Post Office Counters Face Widespread Cuts

Depot Files for Insolvency Again in Self-Administration

Macy’s to Close Pittsburgh Mills Store on April 26 as 2026 Cuts Begin

Kohl’s Rules Out Major Store Closures or Openings in 2026 to Focus on Optimization

Southern Co-op to Close Blandford Store on Feb. 24 in Portfolio Reshaping

Original Zara Store in A Coruña to Close Jan. 30

Poundland Confirms 12 Store Closures in January, with Two More Set for February

Nearly 300 Store Closures Set for 2026 as Retail Footprints Shrink

Saks Off 5th to Close Nine U.S. Stores, With Upper East Side Flagship Shutting Dec. 31

M&S Delists Gigantic Mint Buttons After Range Review

Poundland Starts ‘Everything Must Go’ Sales at 10 Stores as Next Closures Loom

Shoe Zone Closes 39 UK Stores After 7.6% Revenue Drop

Asda, Tesco, Morrisons and Iceland Set Out New UK Store Closures

Starbucks Begins Closing Stores Across North America After Portfolio Review

Hobbycraft Shuts Crayford Today, With King’s Lynn and Stafford to Follow as Restructure Deepens

M&S to Shut Cwmbran Food Outlet and Wolverhampton Flagship on 27 September

Inditex Posts Modest H1 Growth as Currency Weighs, Early‑Autumn Sales Rebound Lifts Shares

Roots Reports Narrower Q1 Loss as Sales Climb 6.7%