Full list of UK store closures in November as Co-op and Post Office prepare to shut

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Staggering new retail figures reveal that tens of thousands of jobs have been impacted by business failures this year.

High street shoppers across Britain are bracing for a fresh wave of closures before the end of the month as Co-op and Post Office prepare to shut stores. The true scale of the high street's decline has been laid bare by shocking new insights from the Centre for Retail Research. The data reveals that 17 businesses are failing in 2026.

The total number of stores affected in 2026 stands at 1,194. Consequently, the number of employees affected by these disruptions is 22,832. While several major chains have already locked their doors for good earlier this month, shoppers in Bristol, Cornwall, County Durham, Devon and North Yorkshire still have time to make final visits before scheduled closures take effect over the coming fortnight.

Post Office Counters inside TG Jones Stores will close in Kingswood, Bristol, on Wednesday, November 18, and Camborne, Cornwall, on Monday, November 23.

A third site in Darlington, County Durham, will close for good on Saturday, November 28, according to Post Office Ltd’s branch closure notifications.

The three Post Office counters are closing as a direct result of store closures across the TG Jones chain, a well-known high-street chain of stationers and newsagents formerly known as WHSmith.

The shop at 2 Peverell Park Road in Plymouth, Devon will cease trading from Saturday, November 28.

It comes as part of an ongoing regional estate review by the convenience giant. Thankfully, the property has been acquired by an independent convenience operator, ensuring locals retain access to a neighbourhood food store.

Three notable retail closures hit high streets across England, beginning on November 4.

Devon bakery chain The Original Pasty House shut its West Street branch in Tavistock and its Armada Way site in Plymouth after entering liquidation due to financial pressures, cautious consumer spending, and plummeting footfall from Plymouth's £30million regeneration scheme.

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