From Boots to Argos: High street brands closing in Norfolk

Here is a list of all the closures affecting the region.

Boots

Earlier this year Boots announced 300 stores across the country were under threat of closure.

The Gorleston store, located in the town's High Street, will close in November, and the branch at the UEA, based in the University Medical Centre has now closed.

The retailer has already closed hundreds of stores across the country since 2019.

Argos

Argos in the Riverside area of Norwich is closing its doors in August.

The homeware retailer has shut more than 30 stores this year with plans to close 70 more by the end of 2024.

It is moving away from stand-alone shops and expanding concessions inside Sainsbury's branches.

Iceland

The Beccles Iceland store closed on June 17 after 10 years on the high street.

An Iceland spokesperson said: “Across Iceland Foods and The Food Warehouse we have a portfolio of over 1,000 stores, so continually review the retail experience offered to our customers."

Virgin Money

Virgin Money has announced it will close 39 sites across the UK, including the Norwich store, with 255 workers facing potential redundancy.

The high street banking business said it is closing local banks due to changing customer demand which has seen fewer people go into banks in favour of online services.

Barclays

Barclays said a shift towards online and mobile banking amongst customers was the reason behind the branch closures.

The towns which will be losing their banks are Diss, Hunstanton, Hoveton, Norwich, Wymondham and Fakenham.

Llyods

The Lloyds Banking Group - which includes Halifax and the Bank of Scotland - is set to close 81 Lloyds bank sites.

The towns which will be losing their banks are Cromer, Downham Market and North Walsham.

Clintons Cards and Wilko have also announced there may be closures, but it is unsure which stores could be affected.