Britons said goodbye to a number of high street favourites in 2023 due to economic uncertainty and changing consumer habits.
Unfortunately, 2024 is off to a similar start, as Wetherspoons, Argos, and Costa Coffee are just a few of the well-loved brands that intend to close several locations this year.
Wetherspoons
A favourite amongst patrons from all walks of life thanks to its affordable prices and distinctive atmosphere, Wetherspoons will be losing some more locations in 2024.
The pub giant permanently closed 41 of its locations in 2023, and has 20 branches up for sale in 2024 – with five already ‘under offer’.
The following Wetherspoons are up for sale in 2024:
- The Pontlottyn, Abertillery
- The Ivor Davies, Cardiff
- Spa Lane Vaults, Chesterfield
- The Gate House, Doncaster
- The Market Cross, Holywell
- The Regent, Kirkby in Ashfield
- The Mockbeggar Hall, Moreton
- The Hain Line, St Ives
- The Sir Norman Rae, Shipley
- The Sir Daniel Arms, Swindon
- The White Hart, Todmorden
- Lord Arthur Lee, Fareham
- The Plough and Harrow, London
- Resolution, Middlesbrough
- Sennockian, Sevenoaks
- Asparagus – Battersea (under offer)
- The Saltoun Inn – Fraserburgh (under offer)
- The Percy Shaw – Halifax (under offer)
- The Alfred Herring – Palmers Green (under offer)
- Wrong ‘Un – Bexleyheath (under offer)
The following Wetherspoons closed for good in 2023:
- The John Masefield, New Ferry
- Angel, Islington
- The Silkstone Inn, Barnsley
- The Billiard Hall, West Bromwich
- Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, Southampton
- The Colombia Press, Watford
- The Malthouse, Willenhall
- The John Masefield, New Ferry
- Thomas Leaper, Derby
- Cliftonville, Hove
- Tollgate, Harringay
- Last Post, Loughton
- Harvest Moon, Orpington
- Alexander Bain, Wick
- Chapel an Gansblydhen, Bodmin
- Moon on the Square, Basildon
- Coal Orchard, Taunton
- Running Horse, Airside Doncaster Airport
- Wild Rose, Bootle
- Edmund Halley, Lee Green
- The Willow Grove, Southport
- Postal Order, Worcester
- North and South Wales Bank, Wrexham
- The Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Glasgow
- The Knight’s Templar, London
- Christopher Creeke, Bournemouth
- The Water House, Durham
- The Widow Frost, Mansfield
- The Worlds Inn, Romford
- Hudson Bay, Forest Gate
- The Saltoun Inn, Fraserburgh
- The Bankers Draft, Eltham, London
- The Sir John Arderne, Newark
- The Capitol, Forest Hill
- Moon and Bell, Loughborough
- Nightjar, Ferndown
- General Sir Redvers Buller, Crediton
- The Rising Sun, Redditch
- The Butler’s Bell, Stafford
- Millers Well, East Ham
- The Coronet, London
To find your nearest Wetherspoons, you can use their pub locator tool.
Argos
Argos is almost midway through its plan to close 100 sites across the UK in 2023 and 2024 as part of a strategy to expand its presence in supermarkets, as opposed to the high street.
It has closed 45 stores over the last 12 months, but has opened up 25 locations inside Sainsbury’s stores.
Sainsbury’s expects to have 160 standalone stores and between 430 and 460 Argos counters inside its supermarkets by March 2024.
The two confirmed Argos store locations to be closing this year are:
- Overgate, Dundee (March)
- Kingstown, Carlisle (March)
Costa Coffee
Costa was another brand that said goodbye to a number of its branches in 2023, with seemingly more to follow this year.
Scottish coffee-lovers will be suffering heartbreak this Valentine’s Day, as the Costa Coffee in Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh, will be closing its doors for good on February 14.
A Costa Coffee spokesperson said: “We can confirm that our Costa Coffee store on Bruntsfield Place will close its doors for trade on February 14, 2024.
“We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Customers can continue to enjoy their favourite Costa Coffee at our nearby store on Morningside Road.”
The confirmed Costa Coffee stores closing this year so far are:
- Chiswick High Road, London (by February 6)
- Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh (February 14)
