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NEW LOOK, WHICH HAS STORES IN BIRMINGHAM, HAS CLOSED ITS CHELMSFORD BRANCH IN ESSEX. 12:14, 31 May 2025 New Look has shut down another UK store - with shoppers heartbroken by the decision

from the high street giant. New Look, which has stores in Birmingham, has closed its Chelmsford branch in Essex. The retail chain New Look has confirmed that the popular fashion store in

Essex’s county town closed for good on Wednesday (May 28). The closure follows several other popular eateries and shops which have also shut down in the area. Within the last year, the

county town has seen the closure of HMV, Wildwood, Menkind, Flour and Spoon, Leon, and Refill. A New Look spokesperson said: “Our store in Chelmsford is set to close on 28th May. READ MORE

UK SET TO SIZZLE IN 'GLORIOUS' 27C MINI-HEATWAVE WITH 33 COUNTIES IN ENGLAND HIT "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.” Article continues below The store is closing at the same time as

another high street shop within High Chelmer Shopping Centre. The retailer has not confirmed any plans to open another branch in the area. The Irish branch of the high-street fashion

retailer has entered liquidation following a High Court ruling. New Look has pledged to support employees throughout. It also emphasised that the appointment of liquidators was not a

decision taken lightly. The retailer said: "New Look has undergone several changes to adapt to the current market, including marketing initiatives, store adaptations, and price range

trials. However, following a strategic review of our Irish business, New Look Group concluded that it was no longer viable to continue trading in Ireland. Article continues below "Given

the increasingly volatile trading conditions, we needed to expedite our existing plans, which included a review of our operations in the Republic of Ireland." WHICH NEW LOOK STORES

WILL BE CLOSED? The full list of affected branches in Ireland are: * Northside Shopping Centre (Dublin) * Liffey Valley Shopping Centre (Dublin) * Tallaght (Dublin) * Omni Park Shopping

Centre (Dublin) * Blanchardstown (Dublin) * Jervis Street (Dublin) * Wilton Shopping Centre (Cork) * Ballincollig Shopping Centre (Cork) * Blackpool Shopping Centre (Cork) * Opera Lane

(Cork) * Galway City * Gateway Retail Park (Galway) * Ashbourne * Bridgewater Shopping Centre, Arklow * Fairgreen Shopping Centre, Carlow * Navan Shopping Centre * Whitewater Shopping

Centre, Newbridge * Clonmel * Limerick * Killarney * Wexford * Grand Parade, Mullingar * Castlebar, County Mayo * Dungarvan * The Marshes Shopping Centre, Dundalk * Letterkenny Retail Park