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GAP stores across the country will close their doors for the last time today and the brand will disappear from the main drag forever.
The iconic US brand announced in the summer that it would be closing ALL of its UK stores to focus on selling online.
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Today is the last trading day for the remaining 15 markets after a gradual exit from stationary trading.
A total of 81 gap stores were closed, including 19 stores that had to close due to the expiration of their leases at the end of July.
Some of the stores that will be closed today include:
- Ashford Outlet
- Braintree outlet
- Bridgend Outlet
- Cannock outlet
- Cheshire Oaks Outlet
- Gunwharf Quays Outlet
- Hatfield Outlet, Kew Outlet
- Livingston Outlet
- Mansfield Outlet
- Street sales
- Swindon Outlet
- Wembley Outlet
- York Outlet
- Gretna outlet
- Castleford Outlet
The iconic fashion giant was founded in 1969, opened its first outlets in the UK in 1987 and in the Republic of Ireland in 2006.
It’s the newest shop sign that disappears forever from the main drag when shoppers shop online.
And that’s exactly where Gap goes.
Shoppers can continue to grab their favorite Gap gear after the store closes a deal to sell its products through Next.
Gap will sell its products in Next stores from the beginning of 2022 and you can do that now Buy Gap on the Next website.
You can also go shopping Loophole on your own website what Next takes on goes behind the scenes.
Gap isn’t the only shop sign that is no longer on Main Street after retail stores closed during the pandemic described as “the worst retail time ever”.
More and more people are now shopping online where selling is cheaper compared to physical locations.
Here is a list of stores that have had to close their physical doors forever.
Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge
Once the go-to place for fashionable teenagers, Topshop has often been viewed as the jewel in the crown of Philip Green’s retail empire.
But it collapsed in November when parent company Arcadia came under management.
ASOS, along with Topman and Miss Selfridge, bought Topshop earlier this month as part of a £ 330 million deal to save the brands.
But ASOS didn’t buy the physical stores as part of the deal.
You can still shop online at Topshop, Topman and Miss Selfridge on the ASOS website.
ASOS spent millions of pounds on a social media campaign to let customers know that it has taken over the brands and is also launching new Topshop and Topman products.
Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, Burton
Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, and Burton also collapsed in November when Philip Green’s Arcadia empire went under administration.
Immediately after taking over Debenhams, Boohoo rushed to all three stores and bought their brands and websites in a £ 25.3 million deal earlier that month.
However, Boohoo didn’t buy the physical stores, which meant a total of 214 stores were closed forever.
Boohoo has integrated the three brands on its own websites.
Debenhams
The big name department store was officially managed in April last year.
It then went into liquidation in December after JD Sports pulled bailout talks to save the 241-year-old retailer.
Boohoo rushed to buy Debenhams’ name and website in a £ 55m deal – but not its 124 stores with the loss of 12,000 jobs.
You can still shop online at Debenhams as Boohoo has kept the retailer’s website under the same name.
Oasis and camp
Fashion giants Oasis and Warehouse went bankrupt last April, which resulted in 1,800 employees on leave and 202 laid off.
Boohoo then bought the two brands and online stores in June for £ 5.25 million – but not the stores.
Boohoo said it will integrate both companies on its own website platform.
However, you can still shop online at the Warehouse and Oasis website.
Hellhaus
Hire-purchase firm BrightHouse, which has 2,400 employees, went bust in the first week of its lockdown in March last year and appointed Grant Thornton as administrator.
The high-priced lending firm was already struggling to stay afloat as compensation claims for irresponsible lending rose.
But after investors withdrew support for a proposed restructuring plan because of the coronavirus crisis, it was closed for good.
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