Popular fashion chain Select will close several of its UK stores soon in another blow to the British high street.
The bargain high street retailer will be shutting three shops by the end of this month, with stores closing in Kidderminster, Crewe and Thornaby. The new round of closures follows a string of them last year. The retailer’s Crewe site is shutting only six months after relocating. The site – in Market Shopping Centre – is expected to shut in “early 2025” according to a report from Crewe Nub News. The exact date has not been confirmed.
Select’s Kidderminster site at the Swan Centre will close at the end of this month, as confirmed in a recent Facebook post. In the post, the fashion brand announced with “sadness” that its Kidderminster store would be closing at the end of January. The post said, “The whole team of Kidderminster would like to thank all our lovely customers over the past months for all your support and love you have given us.
“We would advise anyone with credit vouchers issued to use them before we close our doors at the end of January 2025. Please do come and support us, and we would love to see you all before we close. Thank you.” Again, an exact date has not been confirmed. Finally, the retailer’s Thornby site at the Pavillion Shopping Centre – which first opened in 2023 – will also be pulling down its shutters at the end of January.
The retailer once again confirmed the closure in a Facebook post on January 9. The post thanked customers for their “support and love” and advised shoppers to use their credit vouchers before the end of the month. Select has not confirmed how many staff will be impacted by the closures.
Select Fashion – which sells a range of women’s clothing, accessories, and footwear – first emerged on the British fashion scene in the 1980s. As of 2024, it operates around 100 stores nationwide and is currently owned by Turkish entrepreneur Cafer Mahiroğlu. Select fell into administration back in 2019 blaming “tough” conditions on the high street. At the time this put 1,800 jobs and 169 stores at risk.
It was later bought out of administration by Genus UK Limited. According to the latest filings on Companies House, Select Fashion entered into a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) last summer. A CVA allows a business to pay off its debts over a fixed period of time while still trading. It’s a common way to help struggling businesses and often it involves things such as negotiating rental costs with store landlords. According to local reports, a number of Select stores closed last year, including stores in Ipswich, Kent, Cwmbran, and London.
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