Popular fashion retailer confirms closure in UK town today | UK | News
A popular menswear store inside a UK shopping mall has closed permanently after less than two years. Tessuti in Warrington’s Gold Square closed its doors on Tuesday after holding a massive closing sale.
The luxury store, which sells brands such as POLO Ralph Lauren, opened in October 2024, months after the company pulled its previous presence in the town in May 2023. The initial closure follows Tessuti’s acquisition by Fraser Group, which acquired the retailer from JD Sports in 2022.
Although the reason for the latest closure has not yet been confirmed, signs advertising a countdown to the last day of trading and 70% off were displayed in store windows last week.
High street closures are becoming increasingly common due to rising living and business costs, with many brands disappearing from Warrington in recent months.
These include the Claire’s branch, which closed after the company’s UK and Ireland operations ceased trading in April, and the Bodycare store, which closed when the retailer went into administration in the autumn.
Warrington will also lose its Quiz store at the end of June after the clothing chain confirmed plans to close its entire remaining portfolio next month.
The fashion retailer hired executives in February after experiencing a “tough start” to 2026.
While retailers blamed rising operating costs on government taxes and the war in the Middle East, Shoe Zone attributed the slowdown in trade to consumers being less confident about spending.
The chain, which has 259 stores, is closing stores and reducing the size of its warehouse after reporting a pre-tax loss of £5.3 million in the six months to March 23.
The owners of high street chain TGJones also blamed the closure of 150 stores on “government policy and recent geopolitical events” earlier this month.
In a statement they said: “While we continue to believe in the strength of the core business, TGJones, along with many other brick-and-mortar retailers, has experienced extremely challenging trading conditions over the past year.
“Weak consumer spending and cost of living pressures, combined with rising operating costs as a direct result of government policy and recent geopolitical events, mean the company as a whole continues to make a loss.”
