Trendy fashion chain launches huge closing down sale ahead of disappearing forever – full list of closures
OUT OF FASHION Trendy fashion chain launches huge closing down sale ahead of disappearing forever – full list of closures
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A TRENDY clothing chain has launched a huge closing-down sale ahead of disappearing from the high street forever.
Monki, which is owned by H&M, is preparing to shutter its branch in Glasgow's Buchanan Galleries shopping centre.
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Monki is closing down its branch in a busy Glasgow shopping centre
A huge closing down sale has been launched ahead of its closure in August, according to the Glasgow Times.
It means shoppers have a chance to grab some last minute deals before it closes for good.
The Sun has contacted H&M for comment.
The store, which first opened in 2017, will close as H&M continues with its plans to integrate the brand with another one of its fashion lines, Weekday.
It comes just weeks after the popular clothing brand shuttered it's branch on Carnaby Street in London.
News of the closure came as a blow to shoppers, who in the past described it as their "favourite store" in the world.
While another fan said the clothes were "amazing quality" and "look so good".
H&M already boarded up Monki branches across Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Sheffield earlier this year.
One remaining store continues to trade in Bristol and will either close later this year or be transformed into a new concept store.
Monki's online store has also closed down with the brand now only available to shop through the revamped Weekday website.
Major card chain with 163 shops launches closing down sales ahead of shutting its doors for good
You can check out the full list of stores here:
Arndale Shopping Centre, Manchester -closed January 12
Birmingham city centre -closed March 6
Eldon Square Newcastle -closed January 2025
Sheffield - closed June 2025
Carnaby Street, London - closed June 15 2025
Glasgow - closing August 2025
Bristol -open
A previous statement from H&M read: "A limited number of Monki stores are intended to be transformed into multi-brand Weekday destinations, while the others are intended to be closed."
"The newly formed Weekday multi-brand destination will cater to customers' high aesthetic standards while embracing their multitude of unique expressions."
As part of the process, H&M has also revived its Cheap Monday brand and begun selling it in select Weekday stores and online.
The fashion line was a hit during the early noughties, but H&M axed it in 2018, blaming poor sales.
Weekday currently has five locations in the UK, all of which are in London.
Like Monki, it caters towards a younger audience and sells trendy fashion pieces.
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Plenty of other retailers are reducing their store estates in the face of rising costs and shoppers having less money to part with at the till.
River Island will close 33 of its 230 stores as part of a major restructuring.
The future of a further 70 stores is at risk and dependant on agreements being reached with landlords to slash rent payments.
The retailer is set to split its store estate into seven categories of closures and rent reductions.
New Look has previously warned it would shut nearly 100 stores ahead of National Insurance hikes which came into place in April.
The popular clothing store will also shut down a branch in Neath on August 6.
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