TWO major homeware and fashion retailers are set to disappear from the high street from this week.
Retailers have been feeling the pinch since the pandemic while shoppers are cutting back on spending due to soaring inflation.
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High energy costs and a shift to shopping online after the pandemic are also taking a toll and many high street shops have struggled to keep going, and more closures are coming.
Argos will shut all 34 stores in the Republic of Ireland on Saturday, June 24.
While iconic high street brand Cath Kidston is to close its four remaining standalone stores by June 30.
Argos announced the closures in January, blaming the move on the investment required to develop and modernise the Irish part of its business.
Argos’ home delivery service closed to Irish shoppers on March 22, while click and collect will remain available until stores close.
Here’s the full list of Argos stores set to close in Ireland:
Ashbourne Retail ParkAthlone ArgosBlanchardstown West End ArgosCarlow ArgosCastlebar ArgosCavan ArgosClonmel ArgosCork Mahon ArgosCork Retail Park ArgosDrogheda ArgosDun Laoghaire ArgosDundalk Retail Park ArgosDundrum ArgosGalway ArgosIlac Centre (Dublin) ArgosKilkenny ArgosKillarney ArgosLetterkenny ArgosLiffey Valley ArgosLimerick Childers Road ArgosLongford ArgosMonaghan ArgosNaas ArgosNavan ArgosOmni Park (Dublin) ArgosPortlaoise ArgosRathfarnham Nutgrove ArgosSligo Argos 4146St. Stephens Green (Dublin)Tallaght ArgosTralee ArgosTullamore ArgosWaterford ArgosWexford Argos
Meanwhile, Cath Kidston was bought by Next after falling into administration – but this did not include its shops.
The brand is famed for its pretty floral designs and quirky vintage-style homewares.
Shoppers have spotted huge closing down sales in stores with as much as 70% off.
Discounts when shops are shutting usually ramp up the closer they get to closing their doors.
The locations set to close by Friday, June 30 are:
Piccadilly, LondonAshford, KentCheshire Oaks, Ellesmere PortYork Outlet, York
There were also two concession stores in Colne and Sheffield that have already closed.
Other store closures
It’s been a tumultuous time for UK high streets with several popular chains including M&Co and Paperchase closing all stores this year.
Iceland has closed several supermarkets this year.
Plus, New Look is permanently pulling down the shutters on two of its shops in June and July.
Shops aren’t the only ones affected, major burger chain Byron Burger also fell into administration and closed nine restaurants immediately.
In December, pub chain Wetherspoons announced it would be closing a total of 39 pubs after being hit by soaring inflation.
We rounded up the full list of shops and chains disappearing from the high street this year.
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