The future of the high street looks increasingly uncertain as a fresh wave of store closures is set to take place next month.

The demise of the high street has been ongoing for a while, compounded by the coronavirus pandemic.

Britain’s high streets face an exodus of shops. Long queues are rare now, while to let signs and boarded windows are a more common sight as shoppers are choosing to buy online instead.

The recent spate of closures includes WHSmith high street stores, Wilko and River Island. Banks like NatWest, Santander, Halifax and Lloyds have axed hundreds of branches this year.

Some studies have estimated that Britain lost up to 37 shops a day in 2024.

And more shops will be shutting soon after Morrisons, Poundland, Paddy Power and Ann’s Cottage surf shops announced closures.

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