High street retail chain with 250 UK sites to shut big shopping centre store as closing down sale launched

A HIGH street retail chain with 250 UK sites will shut a big shopping centre store.

will close down its branch in the Willow Place shopping in Corby.

The popular fashion brand will have its final trading day at the end on April, according to a report in The Northamptonshire Telegraph.

It marks the end of a near decade end stint at the shopping centre, having first opened in the retail outlet in 2007.

Flying Eze has approached River Island for comment.

The news will be a blow to shoppers who are also bracing themselves for the departure of New Look in a few months time.

will close it's two-storey shop in the Willow Place shopping centre on June 1.

A spokesperson for New Look previously told Flying Eze: “Our Corby store is set to close on 1June. We would like to thank all of our colleagues and the local community for their support over the years.

“We hope customers continue to shop with us online at newlook.com, where our full product ranges can be found.”;

The store will close in just shy of two months time, giving shoppers a short while to say their goodbyes.

Meanwhile the future oftheof thestore located within the outlet also hangs in the balance.

Last week, the beloved newsagents said it would sell all 500 of its high street store in a £76million.

has agreed to sell the chain to Modella Capital, with the stores eventually rebranded as TGJones.

The store has over across , hospitals, railway stations and motorway service areas which will continue to live on.

WHSmith has already reduced its portfolio of stores massively, with plans to shut 20 of its sites by May.

The news of the three store closures has come as a blow to locals, who have described the move as “sad”.

One upset shopper said: “This is also as a result of shopping online, once the high street has gone, it won't come back.”

While another person said: “Not shocked but it’s always sad to see any business close.”

And a third added: “It's gonna be a ghost town.”

It comes as clothing giant River Island shut its shop at , Surrey,

TROUBLE ON THE HIGH STREET

As for New Look, the store has shut a number of branches in preparation for this month's hike.

Approximately a quarter of the retailer's 364 stores are .

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

Last month, it closed branches in .

The chain has previously closed locations in Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Wickford,.

Affordable fashion brands have been struggling as they continue to loose out to ultra-cheap rivals such as

entered into liquidation last Friday, in a move which will see 35 stores closed and 48 rescued by Essence Fashion.

None of the 40 staff members at the affected stores will be paid their for the time they worked before the stores closed – nor will they be given a redundancy package.

Back in February,, closing 23 stores.