Trendy clothing chain shuts ANOTHER store ahead of disappearing from high street forever – full list of closures
OUT OF FASHION Trendy clothing chain shuts ANOTHER store ahead of disappearing from high street forever – full list of closures
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A TRENDY clothing chain has abruptly shut another store ahead of disappearing from the high street forever.
Monki, which is owned by H&M, has quietly closed down it's flagship store on Carnaby Street in London.
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Monki has closed down its store on Carnaby Street in London.
It draws a line under a 12-year stint on the popular London shopping street known for housing funky brands.
The store has now vanished as H&M continues with its plans to integrate the brand with another one of its fashion lines, Weekday.
News of the closure will come 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 pulled the shutters on Monki branches across Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Sheffield earlier this year.
Remaining stores in Bristol and Glasgow will also 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.
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
Bristol -open
Glasgow - 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."
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"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.
The brand has rolled out collaborations with Landon Barker, the step-son of Kourtney Kardashian, as it looks to grab the attention of young shoppers.
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.
TROUBLE ON THE HIGH STREET
High street retailers have been struggling to compete with the likes of Shein and Temu, which sell fast fashion products at an ultra-low price.
The rising cost of living has also meant that customers have less money to part with when they do hit the shops.
This cocktail of rising costs and changing consumer habits has battered the high street over the last few years, with a number of popular brands reducing their estates.
River Island will shutter a branch in Banbury on June 28, as it is set to undergo a restructuring due to tough trading conditions.
The fashion brand, which has been sported by Paris Fury and Cat Deeley, has quietly closed a number of stores in the past few months.
A branch in Willows Place, Corby closed in April and a separate site in Vicar Lane Shopping Centre in Chesterfield closed in the same month.
Elsewhere, New Look has closed its entire estate in the Republic of Ireland.
Earlier this year, Select Fashion closed 35 branches across the UK after it entered into liquidation.
Ted Baker was also forced to close over 30 stores last year after it went bust.
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