TL:DR – Complete February 2026 Shop Closures List: Including Poundland and GAME | News UK
- Popular UK chains face closures in February 2026 due to financial struggles.
- Poundland will shut 30 stores as part of a restructure by new owners.
- River Island is closing more shops, including additional branches following a restructuring plan.
- GAME is closing its last standalone stores after entering administration.
- Claire’s Accessories and The Original Factory Shop have also gone into administration, risking thousands of jobs.
Full list of February 2026 shop closures including Poundland and GAME | News UK
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Shops on the British high street are once more at risk in February 2026, with some popular chains closing a number of branches.
Poundland is one of several struggling chains as its new owners are carrying out a major restructure, which includes shutting down 30 of the discount retailer’s stores.
Another high street chain whose restructuring plan will cause store closures this month is River Island.
GAME has also recently shocked shoppers with the news that it would be closing its last remaining branches after being thrown into administration.
UK News has compiled the closures set for February 2026 for you to check if your local shop is affected.
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Which Poundland shops will be closing in February 2026?
Poundland is set to close 12 branches this month after many others shut their doors for good last year (Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire)
Poundland was sold by its former parent company Pepco Group to Gordon Brothers last year in order to save it from administration, but this has led to a restructure involving the closures of many of its stores across the UK.
Dozens of stores have already closed in the last few months, but Poundland has confirmed that more are shutting in February.
The full list of Poundland stores set to close this month are:
Chichester
Feltham
Crayford
Nottingham (Chilwell)
Urmston
Many of the brand’s stores have already shut their doors, with the following shops having closed over the last few months:
Twickenham
Westhoughton
Market Harborough
Lowestoft
Colne
Rochdale
Leicester
Tenby
Blackpool (Cherry Tree Retail Park)
Deal
Thurrock
Walsall
Hailsham
Perry Barr
Matlock
Carlisle
Burnley
Witham
Sidcup
Dalston
Beeston
Launceston
Melton Mowbray
Droitwich
Hempstead Valley
Lancaster, Lancashire
Northampton Sixfields, Northamptonshire
Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset
Hammersmith, Greater London
Prestatyn, Denbighshire
Faversham, Kent
Liverpool, Merseyside
Yeovil, Somerset
Nottingham Eastpoint, Nottinghamshire
Lymington, Hampshire
Christchurch (47 High Street), Dorset
Dorchester
Bristol Avon Meads, Bristol
Winton, Dorset
Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Christchurch (Meteor Retail Park), Dorset
Arnold, Nottinghamshire
Plymstock
Worthing, West Sussex
Droitwich, Worcestershire
Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Oldham, Greater Manchester
Weston Favell, Northamptonshire
Portishead, Somerset
Grantham, Lincolnshire
Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Farnham, Surrey
Bearwood Smethwick
Brighton, East Sussex
Hempstead Valley, Kent
Bexhill, East Sussex
Gosport
Ponders End, Greater London
Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Mitcham, Greater London
Cameron Toll, Edinburgh, Scotland
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River Island closures continue
Low footfall has been blamed for River Island’s financial woes (Picture: EPA)
River Island has been caught up in Britain’s high street trouble and its restructuring plan is moving towards online shopping rather than in-person retail branches.
It was previously announced that 33 stores would be closing permanently by the end of January 2026, but more have reportedly shut shop in February, including the Rugby, Warwickshire shop.
On the plan, River Island’s CEO Ben Lewis said: ‘We have a clear transformation strategy to ensure the long-term viability of the business, and this decision gives us a strong platform to deliver this.’
He added: ‘Recent improvements in our fashion offer and shopping experience are starting to show results, and the restructuring plan will enable us to align our store estate to our customers’ needs.
‘We are grateful to our suppliers, landlords and other stakeholders for their constructive engagement and shared confidence in River Island’s future.’
The stores that have so far closed are:
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Bangor Bloomfield, Northern Ireland
Barnstaple, Devon
Beckton, Greater London
Brighton, East Sussex
Burton-Upon-Trent, Derbyshire
Whitefriars, Canterbury
Cumbernauld, Scotland
Didcot, Oxfordshire
Edinburgh Princes Street, Scotland
Falkirk, Scotland
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Great Yarmouth
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Hanley, Staffordshire
Hartlepool, County Durham
Hereford, Herefordshire
Kilmarnock, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Leeds Birstall Park, West Yorkshire
Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Northwich, Cheshire
Norwich, Norfolk
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Perth, Scotland
Poole, Dorset
Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Rugby, Warwickshire
Leicester Road, Rugby
St Helens, Merseyside
Stockton-on-Tees
Surrey Quays, Greater London
Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire
Taunton, Somerset
Workington, Cumbria
Wrexham, Wales
GAME closes its standalone stores in the UK
Earlier this week, video game retailer GAME announced that it had entered administration and would be closing its remaining standalone stores.
GAME’s presence on the high street has gradually eroded over the past decade, to the point where shops are now a rare sight and instead concessions within JD Sports.
Last week, the company filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators, marking the second time GAME has fallen into administration since 2012.
Frasers Group, the owner of GAME, decided to close the chain’s last three remaining standalone stores, which are thought to be:
Which shops have entered into administration?
Claire’s Accessories and The Original Factory Shop
Claire’s Accessories has been put into administration, as well as The Original Factory Shop (Picture: Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)
Claire’s Accessories and The Original Factory Shop (TOFS) were put into administration in January 2026 when Modella Capital said that attempts made to rescue the brands failed.
This means 1,355 employees in the UK and Ireland at 154 Claire’s shops will be put at risk.
Meanwhile, 1,180 staff across TOFS’ 137 stores have also been put at risk.
Quiz Clothing enters administration for third time
In another hit to the high street, fashion retailer Quiz Clothing announced this week that it too had entered administration, for the third time in six years.
According to reports, the company, which was founded back in 1993, had been struggling and suffered from lower-than-expected sales over the Christmas holidays.
The company operates 40 stores and seven concessions in the UK, and while these stores will remain open and hold clearance sales, it’s thought that around 109 members of staff are at risk of losing their jobs.
Quiz Clothing’s online website has shut down.
Other 2026 closures
Santander announces 44 bank branch closures
At the end of last month, Santander announced that it will be closing 44 bank branches in 2026, as customers choose digital services rather than physical banks to manage their money.
As we outlined, a number of bank branches will be closed in April and May 2026, as well as by the end of January next year. None have been confirmed to shut this month.