Popular discount chain to shut last store as it disappears from the high street with huge closing down sale launched

A POPULAR discount chain has revealed plans to shut its last store as it prepares to disappear from the high street for good.

Latifs, a discount homeware chain based in Birmingham, is closing its last branch in Pickford St, Digbeth.

The store won't close until December 2025, but it's owners have already launched a major closing down sale.

Offers include a bottle of bleach for a £1 and a six piece stainless steel, which has been reduced from £50 to £20.

It has also slashed the price of a 10.5 tog duvet, which has been reduced from £15 to £4.99.

Parents will also be pleased to hear that a packed of Disney Frozen Charm Necklaces has been reduced to 49p down from £5.97.

Shoppers were quick to share their heartbreak over the closure.

Commenting under a social media post, one person wrote: “Sad your are closing down”.

The shop has also received glowing reviews with one person writing that it had a “good selection of items at a reasonable price.”

While a third person said: “Love this shop from when i was little and it was around the corner from where it is now. Always has a bargain.”

Latifs was founded in Birmingham in 1956 and is famed for its slogan of saving shoppers “pounds not pennies”.

Shoppers can bag anything at a reduced cost, including bedding, linen, towels, plasticware, kitchenware, rugs, and much, much more.

This was the last remaining Latifs store after it shut its branch in Bilston,Wolverhampton last year.

The store, located in the Loxdale Industrial Estate on Northcott Road, shut in November.

But bargain hunters can still shop its deals on its online website which will remain open.

And it appears it is not all doom and gloom with a comment from the store under a social media video confirming it has plans for a grand return.

Latifs said it was working on a new concept store for 2026 at a new location.

Details of where the store will located and when it will open still remain under wraps.

TROUBLE ON THE HIGH STREET

The news comes amid a troubling time for the UK retail sector.

Last week, Flying Eze revealed Select Fashion was on the verge of collapse as it boarded up 35 of its affordable clothing stores.

New Look is ramping up a store closure programme ahead of April's National Insurance hike.

Approximately a quarter of the retailer's 364 stores are at risk when their leases expire.

This equates to about 91 stores, with a significant impact on its 8,000-strong workforce.

Elsewhere, Pepco Group, the owner of Poundland stores in the UK, has hired hired advisory firm Teneo to oversee the sale of the business.

It comes afterPepco said it was looking at “all strategic options” to separatePoundlandfrom its brand.