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A MAJOR fashion retailer with more than 350 stores will close a shopping centre location in weeks.
New Look will close it’s two-storey shop in the Willow Place shopping centre on June 1.
The news has come as a blow for locals who said the “town centre has nothing to offer for anyone”.
While another upset shopper said it was “sad news for the town centre”.
A third said the people need to stop online shopping, blaming the rise in the practise for the stores closures. his is what’s doing it.
A spokesperson for New Look told The Sun: “Our Corby store is set to close on 1 June. We would like to thank all of our colleagues and the local community for their support over the years.
“We hope customers continue to shop with us online at newlook.com, where our full product ranges can be found.”
The store will close in just shy of two months time, giving shoppers a short while to say their goodbyes.
It’ comes as the local River Island branch is also set to shut within the shopping centre at the end of April.
Meanwhile, the future of the WHSmith store located within the outlet also hangs in the balance
Last week, the beloved newsagents said it would sell all 500 of its high street store in a £76million.
The 232 year-old British business has agreed to sell the chain to Modella Capital, with the stores eventually rebranded as TGJones.
The store has over 580 travel stores across airports, hospitals, railway stations and motorway service areas which will continue to live on.
WHSmith has already reduced its portfolio of stores massively, with plans to shut 20 of its sites by May.
As for New Look, the store has shut a number of branches in preparation for this month’s National Insurance hike.
Approximately a quarter of the retailer’s 364 stores are at risk when their leases expire.
This equates to about 91 stores, with a significant impact on its 8,000-strong workforce.
Last month, it closed branches in St Austell and Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.
The chain has previously closed locations in Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Wickford, Essex.
New Look also closed down its 26 stores in Ireland after its Irish arm entered into liquidation.
It comes amid a challenging time for the UK’s retail market.
Select Fashion entered into liquidation last Friday, in a move which will see 35 stores closed and 48 rescued by Essence Fashion.
None of the 40 staff members at the affected Select Fashion stores will be paid their weekly wages for the time they worked before the stores closed – nor will they be given a redundancy package.
Back in February, Quiz tumbled into insolvency, closing 23 stores.
Even H&M has shaken up its store estate revealing plans to either close its standalone Monki stores or to integrate the brand with another one of its fashion lines, Weekday.
The Swedish clothing giant has also confirmed plans to close its Arket store in the Bullring on April 6.
The British Retail Consortium has predicted that the Treasury's hike to employer NICs will cost the retail sector £2.3billion.
Research by the British Chambers of Commerce shows that more than half of companies plan to raise prices by early April.
A survey of more than 4,800 firms found that 55% expect prices to increase in the next three months, up from 39% in a similar poll conducted in the latter half of 2024.
Three-quarters of companies cited the cost of employing people as their primary financial pressure.
The Centre for Retail Research (CRR) has also warned that around 17,350 retail sites are expected to shut down this year.
It comes on the back of a tough 2024 when 13,000 shops closed their doors for good, already a 28% increase on the previous year.
Professor Joshua Bamfield, director of the CRR said: “The results for 2024 show that although the outcomes for store closures overall were not as poor as in either 2020 or 2022, they are still disconcerting, with worse set to come in 2025.”
Professor Bamfield has also warned of a bleak outlook for 2025, predicting that as many as 202,000 jobs could be lost in the sector.
“By increasing both the costs of running stores and the costs on each consumer’s household it is highly likely that we will see retail job losses eclipse the height of the pandemic in 2020.”
Kris described his daughter as “pale and clingy”, and said the doctor appeared to have “given up”.
No blood tests or further checks were carried out, and the family was sent home at 6am with no medication, simply told to monitor her.
That evening, December 18, Hailey appeared to sleep peacefully after being given Calpol.
Her parents checked on her before heading to bed and Kris said he last checked on Hailey at midnight, noticing her breathing was no longer laboured.
The court heard the A&E doctor on December 18 tried to check her oxygen levels, but Hailey wouldn’t sit still.
Mum Ibolya said all her symptoms should have been checked and that she “assumed” Hailey’s records would have been checked.
But the next morning, on December 19, any hope of recovery had turned into a nightmare
At 5.30am, Ibolya found Hailey cold in her cot with Kris dialling 999, saying “she’s dying”.
She was rushed to hospital but died just after 7.30am, the inquest heard.
In her statement, Ibolya described the moments that followed as “a blur“.
The jury heard a cause of death was given as sepsis and pneumonia, but that was later changed to include Group A streptococcus, a bacterial infection.
The inquest has been listed to be heard over five days.
TOWIE’S Frankie Sims has shown off her ‘new face’ after getting her lip and under eye fillers dissolved.
Frankie, 29, took to Instagram to share her experience, revealing that she was shocked to discover she still had old filler lingering under her eyes from years ago.
In a candid video, Frankie explained that she initially visited the VA Clinic in Essex for a skin-boosting treatment but was advised to dissolve the filler instead.
She told her followers: “So I’ve just popped in to see Corinne at the VA Clinic. Please ignore all my makeup, it’s all been rubbed off. But I just wanted to go in and show her my under eyes. They were really puffy, a little bit blue and black, and I just looked really tired.”
Frankie, who had under-eye filler around five years ago, was surprised to learn that the puffiness and discolouration she had been experiencing were due to leftover filler.
She explained: “All she’s done is just dissolved it. And literally, it’s gone down already.”
The reality star also used the opportunity to raise awareness for others who may be experiencing similar issues.
She advised: “If you had filler years ago and you’re having trouble with discolouration and puffiness, it could be old filler.”
Frankie now has the option to leave her under-eyes natural or consider further treatments, but she seems delighted with her refreshed look.
Not stopping there, Frankie also decided to dissolve her lip filler during the same appointment.
In another video, she continued: “So while I was there, I was just feeling crazy.
“I also got her to dissolve my lips. So that’s why my top lip and my bottom lip are really swollen and red right now – not because I’ve had filler before anyone comes for me.
“I’ve actually had all the filler removed, so my face is now filler-free, guys.”
The star explained that it will take about a week to see the final results but is already feeling great about her decision.
Frankie joked in her caption: “This doesn’t mean I’m never gonna have any tweaks every again but definitely was time to remove everything from the past.
“Cheers to embracing becoming more natural.”
Demi’s estranged sister Chloe has also opted for the au naturale look in recent years.
In 2021, Chloe showed fans just how different she looked after making the “personal” decision to dissolve her lips.
Sharing a series of before and after pictures to her Stories, the Essex favourite explained: “So I decided to remove my fillers…the first photo is before, the second is without filler & the third is my more natural look.
“I’m really happy that I’ve toned it all down, and as you know I think it’s important to be honest with things like this.”
She concluded: “It’s my personal choice & makes me feel confident.”
Over 10 years, it’s thought that Chloe spent over £32,000 on surgery – including two boob jobs, a £4,500 Brazilian bum lift, Botox and veneers.
THE RISKS of dermal fillers depend on whether the procedure was done correctly and the type of filler used.
The NHS recommends you speak to your practitioner about the risks beforehand.
Serious problems are rare but can include:
You should see your GP if you have any complications that need medical attention and speak to your practitioner if you’re not happy with the results or experience lumpiness.
Source: NHS
