A HIGH street fashion label has a new closing down sale as other stores are set to shut for good.
Jack WillsĀ has launched a clearance sale in its Drake Circus shopping centre store in Plymouth.
Shoppers have recently spotted closing down signs in the store's windows, with a sale of 20% off all items now in effect.
They read: "Closing Down. 20% off full price."
The Sun approachedĀ Frasers Group, owner of Jack Wills, for comment and asked when the store will close for good.
It comes just weeks after shoppers in Taunton spotted the same signs outside of their local Jack Wills store.
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Jack Wills pulled the shutters down on itsĀ last Scottish store on Bell Street in St Andrews in October.
It comes after Jack Will's was bought out byĀ Mike Ashley'sĀ Sports Direct, part of the Frasers Group, in August 2019.
The billionaire put in a Ā£12.75million bid for the ailingĀ business, which at the time had 110 stores across the UK andĀ Ireland.
It was founded in 1999 as a single shop inĀ DevonĀ and its clothes became popular in the mid-2000s.
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But it lost its appeal in the years that followed as sixth-formers and university students turned to grungier styles.
In March 2020, it announced it would permanently close nine stores, just days after revealing five would shut.
Branches in Abersock, Aldeburgh, Dartmouth, St Ives and Rushden Lakes were all impacted.
The St Andrews store was also earmarked for closure, however, a lease agreement was agreed with the landlord which saved the store.
House of Fraser, owned by The Fraser Group, has also announced closures in recent months.
And in May this year, Mike Ashley's Frasers Group threatened to axe 200Ā jobsĀ in a bid to cut costs across theĀ business.
Why are retailers closing branches?
TheĀ cost of livingĀ crisis, stubbornly highĀ inflationĀ andĀ energyĀ costs are taking their toll on retailers.
Shoppers have been cutting back spending, while the cost of actually running a store has also increased, meaning some outlets have struggled to keep going.
Figures from theĀ British Retail ConsortiumĀ (BRC) thisĀ summerĀ found the UK had lost 6,000 stores over a five-year period.
Several major brands have also collapsed and closed stores for good.
Wilko's fall in August marked the biggest BritishĀ retailĀ collapse sinceĀ McColl's plunged into administration in May last year.
Paperchase collapsed into administrationĀ at the end of January this year and all 106 storesĀ closed for good.
Scottish clothing brandĀ M&CoĀ and wellies retailerĀ JoulesĀ were among a host of other familiar brands that went bust in 2022.
But shoppers still have reason to be cheerful as other retailers are actually expanding this year.
The Sun recently revealedĀ discount retailer CostcoĀ is expanding in the UK and is planning to open 14 more warehouses over theĀ nextĀ two years.
Bonmarche is openingĀ at least seven new stores after filing for administration in 2019, while The White Company is due to open new stores in October and November.
Once-huge bakery chainĀ Patisserie Valerie, which also collapsed into administration and closed most of its stores, has started reopening branches, as revealed by the Sun.
Wilko shops are alsoĀ set to return to the UK high streetĀ after the chain collapsed earlier this year.
We also recently revealed bakeries Wenzels, Greggs,Ā Dunkin'Ā Donuts and TheĀ Cornish BakeryĀ are all in the process of expanding in the UK.
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