economy
Iconic UK card and pottery store closing as shoe giant enters administration
High streets across the UK are set to look very different as two major brands prepare to close their doors and another enters administration. Multiple businesses have been struggling in recent years, with many making the tough decision to shut up shop.
TL;DR
- Cardzone is closing its Sheffield branch, with a 50% closing down sale.
- Nine Cardzone stores have already closed, with more closures in 2024 and July.
- Russell & Bromley has entered administration, closing all but three flagship stores.
- Unsecured creditors of Russell & Bromley are owed £37.5 million.
- Next acquired Russell & Bromley in January.
- 43 Russell & Bromley stores were liquidated, leading to 400 redundancies.
- Denby Pottery Village is closing all its branches after over 200 years.
- The flagship Denby store in Derbyshire closes on August 30, 2026.
- Other Denby stores in Ashford, Portsmouth, Braintree, York, Dalton Park, Castleford, and Cheshire Oaks are also closing.
- The Denby brand will continue under new ownership.