Full list of high street stores closing in June including Marks and Spencer and New Look

Store closures have plagued shoppers for years with Boots, The Body Shop, Ted Baker, and House of Fraser being just some of the brands to make huge changes to their high street presence.

Large-scale retail restructuring is a reality for many fan-favourite brands, Marks and Spencer included, trying to keep up with changing shopping habits.

The popular British retailer will close more brick-and-mortar sites this month, along with a handful of other big names.

Poundland, New Look, and budget supermarket giant, Lidl are among those joining M&S, in addition to WHSmith, which has closed several sites in recent months.

Express.co.uk has rounded up all the planned closures coming in June. Is your local town centre affected?

Clarks

The shoe shop giant started the month by closing one of its stores on June 1. Shoppers in Bodmin, Cornwall saw the Fore Street branch close down for good after months of anticipation.

A Clarks spokesperson said: "We’d like to thank our loyal customers who have shopped with us at the Bodmin store, and we’ll be delighted to continue to serve them with our full range of products online and at our nearby Clarks stores in St Austell and Truro. We sincerely thank all members of the store team for their contributions and commitment to providing outstanding customer service."

It came as a blow to many loyal customers who have visited the long-standing shop over the years. Google reviews give an insight into the store's staff and service, with one comment praising the "superb service from the staff", adding that "nothing [was] too much trouble."

Clarks has already announced the closures of six other stores this year as part of an ongoing rationalisation program by the retailer. A second branch in Stroud, Gloucestershire, will also close down on Monday, June 10. A third will follow later this month in Maidenhead, Kent, though an exact date is yet to be confirmed.

Marks and Spencer

A 100-year-old Marks and Spencer store in south London will be axed this month. The shop on Walworth Road will serve its last customer on Saturday, June 8, after 111 years of trading.

The popular store made its debut during the Edwardian Era, 29 years after the first-ever Marks ‘n’ Sparks was founded in Leeds, and one year before the start of World War I. Before becoming a renowned M&S shop, the building was the Rutter Bros drapery store.

Gordon Scott, M&S regional manager commented: "We would like to thank all of our customers who have shopped in the store over the years, who we will keep serving up until closure and beyond that, from our other stores nearby and across London.”

The manager reassured customers that wherever possible, staff will be offered alternative roles within M&S shops.

It comes just days after the retailer confirmed plans to expand its London store offering by opening new sites and revamping existing branches.

Lidl

The low-cost supermarket has been a pillar in Barnstaple, North Devon for 25 years, attracting loyal locals from the town.

But the shop has now confirmed its retail park store on Station Road, Sticklepath, will be closed to customers from the end of June 2024. Shoppers won't be left without entirely without a Lidl, however, as a new store has opened up nearby.

Having made its debut on Gratton Way, just a seven-minute drive from the Barnstaple retail park site, the larger Lidl branch is already open to customers. An existing Lidl store remains on Old Station Road, Barnstaple, and has no plans to close.

New Look

New Look pulled down the shutters on its branch in Perth, Scotland earlier this week. A spokesperson for the chain confirmed the news before the fashion store closed on Tuesday, June 4.

New Look has previously defended its store closures as a "normal course of business". In a statement previously shared, a spokesperson for the brand revealed: "New Look occasionally closes sites, but also opens new stores when the right opportunities arise."

WHSmith

The popular stationery brand will bid farewell to its store in Boscombe this month, adding to the number of empty shops in the area. Located at 625 Christchurch Road, the branch has been on the high street for 18 years.

Shoppers in Boscombe will no longer be able to shop at the WHSmith branch from Saturday, June 8. A spokesperson for the retailer said: "It is no longer sustainable to continue to trade from this location, and the decision has been made to close the store as a result of the forthcoming lease expiry."

According to an employee at the store, a closing down sale is currently underway ahead of its permanent closures. It includes up to 30 percent off stationery and books.

B&Q

June 8 is a popular day for store closures with B&Q expected to close one of its shops on the same date. The store on Sutton Court Road, Sutton, will be transformed into a residential development after it closes to DIY-loving customers.

A spokesperson for B&Q commented: "Due to unsuccessful negotiations to renew the lease at our Sutton Court Road store we will be closing our doors on 8 June 2024. In preparation for this closure and to ensure we can continue to serve residents, last year we opened a B&Q Local store on Sutton High Street where customers can continue to shop for all their home improvement needs."

Shoppers can still visit nearby stores for their B&Q needs, with "local" sites at Holloway Road, Wandsworth, Tooting, Wood Green, Harrow, Streatham, Camden, Palmers Green, and Staines.

Poundland

The renowned budget brand, which recently launched its first ever meal deal, took over the former Wilko site in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, last October after Wilko went into administration. But now the site on George Street in the Stamford Quarter will close, after just eight months.

The store will officially lock its doors for good on Monday, June 17 due to being "unable to agree a new lease with the landlord". Signs have gone up in-store which read: "Sorry. We're closing on June 17. Visit our website for other nearby stores."

A spokesperson for Poundland confirmed the closure, adding: "Sadly we’ve been unable to agree lease terms that would enable us to keep the store trading. The store’s is currently planned to close on June 17. Whenever we have to close a store, it goes without saying we do all we can to find alternative roles for colleagues."