River Island: UK fashion brand closing 33 high street stores by January 2026 – full list of locations near me

• River Island has confirmed plans to close 33 UK stores before the end of January 2026
• The closures are part of a wider restructuring effort aimed at avoiding administration
• The retailer will also pay reduced rent on dozens of remaining stores
• Landlords have been asked to agree to rent cuts for up to three years
• Shoppers may see clearance sales as affected stores prepare to shut

A major UK fashion brand has confirmed plans to shut 33 stores before the end of January 2026, putting dozens of town centres at risk of losing a familiar retail fixture.

High street firm River Island is pressing ahead with the closures as part of a wider restructuring plan designed to stabilise the business and avoid falling into administration.

While the move will see dozens of physical stores disappear, River Island says it is reshaping its estate to better reflect how customers now shop.

Alongside the closures, the retailer will also pay reduced rent on a further 71 stores. As part of the plan, landlords have been asked to accept rent cuts for the next three years, with some sites potentially seeing rent payments paused altogether.

The proposals were approved by a High Court judge in August. River Island has not yet commented directly on the individual store closures, but earlier this year chief executive Ben Lewis said the company had a “clear transformation strategy” focused on long-term survival.

He said recent improvements to its fashion ranges and in-store experience were already showing signs of progress, adding that the restructuring would allow the brand to “align our store estate to our customers’ needs”.

For shoppers, the closures may signal the final chance to visit local branches, with many expected to host clearance sales as stores prepare to shut their doors.

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Full list of River Island store closures

The towns affected from the River Island closures range from major cities to smaller coastal and market locations.

• Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire)
• Bangor Bloomfield (Northern Ireland)
• Barnstaple (Devon)
• Beckton (Greater London)
• Brighton (East Sussex)
• Burton-Upon-Trent (Derbyshire)
• Cumbernauld (Scotland)
• Didcot (Oxfordshire)
• Edinburgh Princes Street (Scotland)
• Falkirk (Scotland)
• Gloucester (Gloucestershire)
• Great Yarmouth
• Grimsby (Lincolnshire)
• Hanley (Staffordshire)
• Hartlepool (County Durham)
• Hereford (Herefordshire)
• Kilmarnock (Scotland)
• Kirkcaldy (Scotland)
• Leeds Birstall Park (West Yorkshire)
• Lisburn (Northern Ireland)
• Northwich (Cheshire)
• Norwich (Norfolk)
• Oxford (Oxfordshire)
• Perth (Scotland)
• Poole (Dorset)
• Rochdale (Greater Manchester)
• St Helens (Merseyside)
• Surrey Quays (Greater London)
• Sutton Coldfield (Warwickshire)
• Taunton (Somerset)
• Workington (Cumbria)
• Wrexham (Wales)