The Bristol branch is the brand’s last retail store in the UK
15:42, 27 Aug 2025Updated 15:43, 27 Aug 2025
Closing-down sale signs have appeared in the shop window(Image: Bristol Live)
A large clothes shop in a prime Bristol city centre location will be closing its doors in September. Signs have been posted on the front windows of Monki, in the heart of Cabot Circus, announcing a closing-down sale and thanking customers for their support.
Monki is owned by H&M, and the brand has been brought under the fashion giant’s Weekday banner which targets younger consumers.
There are three Weekday stores in the UK, all of which are located in London. When H&M announced Monki would be absorbed by Weekday in late 2024, it said only a limited number of stores would be replaced by Weekday outlets, with the others shuttering permanently.
The Bristol shop is Monki’s last surviving retail store in the UK, meaning the chain will disappear completely from UK high streets. The brand’s clothing is still available online.
A spokeswoman for Weekday confirmed Monki Bristol’s last day of trading would be September 14 and that there were no plans to turn it it into a Weekday store.
Several other shops in Cabot Circus and Broadmead, including some containing household name brands, have closed in August or are due to close in the near future.
The city centre’s flagship Apple Store closed down on August 9 after operating there for 15 years. That closure came ahead of a huge planned redevelopment of the Quakers Friars area by Hammerson, which also owns Cabot Circus.
As part of the redevelopment, the building which housed the Apple Store is being transformed, with a large health centre one possible future use for the space.
Closing-down sale signs have appeared in the shop window(Image: Bristol Live)
The Game shop on Merchant Street is also due to close, with the final day of trading expected to be on September 25.
However, a series of new openings are also set to occur in the Shopping Quarter area over the coming months. A massive new £21m Marks & Spencer store is due to open in Cabot Circus this autumn on the site which formally housed House of Fraser.
The Bristol M&S will be one of the brand’s biggest shops in the country. An opening date is yet to be announced.
In early 2026, a new Odeon cinema will open its doors in the building which used to be home to Showcase Cinema. Uniqlo has also submitted plans to open in the former Topshop unit at Cabot Circus.
Along with the Quakers Friars development, Hammerson also recently unveiled plans for two huge new housing towers, primarily composed of student accommodation, to be built on land in front of the Cabot Circus car park.