It's been a tough year for the UK high street with a number of shops and banks closing. Towns up and down the country are set to lose more sites in August as businesses continue to be hit with increased costs.
Retailers such as Sainsbury's, Aldi, Iceland and Homesense have already shut stores this year. Meanwhile, River Island is on the brink of collapse and could run out of cash in just weeks. A total of 33 stores have been earmarked for closure which puts hundreds of jobs at risk.
Budget retailer Poundland has also confirmed that 68 branches will close after owners Pepco sold out to investment firm Gordon Brothers for £1 last month. Part of the deal involved the business undergoing a restructuring plan.
Bank Santander will also shut branches across the UK in the coming weeks. It comes amid a shift in customer preferences towards online and mobile banking.
Smaller independent businesses have also struggled this year. One shop in Huddersfield was forced to shut after taking just £300 during the whole of February, while a beloved shoe shop closed after a century of trading.
Here is the list of shops and banks set to close in August.
- Ammanford, Carregaman Road
- Birmingham Fort, The Fort Shopping Park, Birmingham
- Cardiff Valegate, Valegate Retail Park, Cardiff
- Cramlington, Manors Walk Shopping Mall
- Leicester, Charles Street
- Long Eaton, Chapel Street
- Port Glasgow, Gallagher Shopping Park
- Seaham, Byron Place
- Shrewsbury, Darwin Shopping Centre
- Tunbridge Wells, Grosvenor Road
- Bedford, Midland Road
- Bidston Moss, Junction One Retail Park, Wallasey
- Broxburn, East Main Street
- Craigavon, Rushmere Retail Park, Belfast
- Dartmouth, Victoria Road
- East Dulwich, Lordship Lane
- Falmouth, Market Street
- Hull St Andrews, St Andrews Retail Park
- Newtownabbey, Longwood Retail Park
- Perth, St Catherine's Retail Park
- Poole, Falkland Square, The Dolphin Centre
- Sunderland, Pallion Retail Park
- Stafford, Queens Retail Park, Old Rickerscote Lane
- Thornaby, Pavillion Shopping Centre
- Worcester, High Street
- Brigg, Cary Lane, Brigg
- Canterbury, Unit 2A, Marshwood Close Retail Park
- Coventry, 63 Hertford Street
- Newcastle, Unit 15-18, Killingworth Centre
- Kings Heath, 74-76 High Street
- Peterborough, Unit 19, Orton Gate Shopping Centre
- Peterlee, 32 Yoden Way, Castle Dene Shopping Centre
- Rainham, 12 Rainham Shopping Centre, Rainham
- Salford, Unit C Regent Retail Park, Ordsall Lane
- Sheldon, 2192 Coventry Road
- Wells, 27-29 High Street
- Whitechapel, Units 2-5, 75 Whitechapel Road
- Blyth - August 5
- Brixton - August 11
- Canvey Island - August 5
- Downpatrick - August 6
- Edgware Road, London - August 12
- Finchley, August 6
- Formby, August 11
- Holywell, August 13
- Plympton, August 14
- Rustington, August 5
- Sidcup, August 11
- Whitley Bay, August 6
- Willerby, August 13
- Wimborne, August 4
- Neath, August 6
- Aylesbury
- Bangor (Bloomfield)
- Barnstaple
- Beckton
- Brighton
- Burton upon Trent
- Cumbernauld
- Didcot
- Edinburgh Princes Street
- Falkirk
- Gloucester
- Great Yarmouth
- Grimsby
- Hanley
- Hartlepool
- Hereford
- Kilmarnock
- Kirkcaldy
- Leeds Birstall Park
- Lisburn
- Northwich
- Norwich
- Oxford
- Perth
- Poole
- Rochdale
- St Helens
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Surrey Quays
- Sutton Coldfield
- Taunton
- Workington
- Wrexham
