{"id":443613,"date":"2025-09-22T16:02:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T16:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/443613\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T16:02:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T16:02:16","slug":"furniture-retailer-announces-closure-of-scots-branch-with-biggest-ever-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/443613\/","title":{"rendered":"Furniture retailer announces closure of Scots branch with &#8216;biggest ever&#8217; sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The retailer is &#8220;gutted&#8221; to be closing down after six years.<\/p>\n<p>15:35, 22 Sep 2025Updated 16:06, 22 Sep 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_Closing-down-sale-advertisement.jpg\" alt=\"A general image of a shop window with a closing down advertisement \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The Scots founded business is closing a store in a busy Glasgow shopping centre after six years (Image: Getty Images )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">A major retailer has announced the sudden <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/high-street-closures\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"closureLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">closure<\/a> of a Scots branch after six years of trading. Following the news, the firm has announced a &#8220;biggest ever&#8221; closing down sale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">The Designer Rooms announced on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/social-media\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"social mediaLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> that it will be permanently shuttering its branch based in Glasgow&#8217;s Silverburn Shopping Centre at the end of the year when its lease agreement closes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">First opened in 2019, the branch is the flagship location for the luxury homeware store that specialises in designer home furnishings and accessories such as sofas, home d\u00e9cor items, chests of drawers and bed frames.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">In an announcement to Facebook yesterday, September 21, the firm said: &#8220;We are absolutely gutted to announce that our Silverburn lease is ending at the end of this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">&#8220;When we opened in 2019, we were just a family-run, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/ayr\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"AyrshireLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Ayrshire<\/a> based business who signed a one year lease, but six amazing years later it is now time for our Silverburn chapter to close.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_The-Designer-Rooms-Silverburn.jpg\" alt=\"An image of a The Designer Rooms in Silverburn's Shopping Centre \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The firm&#8217;s Silverburn location has been open since 2019(Image: Facebook\/Shop Silverburn )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">While the company confirmed there were &#8220;a few exciting things happening in the background&#8221;, it has closed its Silverburn store today, September 22 and tomorrow Tuesday, September 24, to reduce the price of &#8220;every single item&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">The store will then be reopened to the public at 10am on Wednesday, September 24, for the &#8220;biggest ever end of lease sale you have ever seen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">With prices reduced across every item in store, the company further advised shoppers to &#8220;be early&#8221; as to avoid disappointment when heading to make some bargains later this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">The closure announcement has since been viewed 129,000 times since it was posted, while over 100 shoppers have left a comment tagging their friends and family in the news, with some responding with a crying emoji.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_designer-rooms-braehead.jpg\" alt=\"The Designer Rooms \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The firm recently opened a clearance outlet in the Braehead Shopping Centre(Image: Facebook\/The Designer Rooms)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">The Designer Rooms was first established in 2010 in the town of Ayr, Ayrshire and has since opened further showrooms across Glasgow, Irvine, Kilmarnock and Wishaw.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">News of the retailer&#8217;s Silverburn closure comes just after it was announced that a new The Designer Rooms Clearance outlet had <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/lifestyle\/two-major-retailers-open-scottish-35930406\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"opened in the Braehead Shopping CentreLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">opened in the Braehead Shopping Centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Located a few doors down from the firm&#8217;s main showroom in the same shopping centre, the store opening was announced on TikTok and came with a limited-time sale that offered up to 70 percent off.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758265156_494_0_WACOMMUNITYQR3.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">You&#8217;ll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">All you have to do is <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/BZamc48XMaoEqKkIN7GWxV\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">click here if you&#8217;re on mobile<\/strong><\/a>, select &#8216;Join Community&#8217; 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If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose &#8216;exit group&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">If you\u2019re curious, you can read our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/privacy-notice\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">It&#8217;s not the only high street closure we have recently reported on, as the Sony Centre based on Falkirk&#8217;s Galloway Court officially <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/lifestyle\/scottish-high-street-loses-another-35942533\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"closed over the weekendLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">closed over the weekend<\/a> after 22 years of trading.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">First opened in 2003, the electronics store pulled down its shutters for the final time on Saturday, September 20, citing spiralling costs and switch to online shopping as the main reasons for the decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Both The Designer Rooms and the Sony Centre both join a growing list of closures announcements across Scotland, with many retailers battling rising rent costs, national insurance contributions and changing shopping habits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"dailyrecord\">Meanwhile, there is some good news to offset the bad news surrounding our high street, as we have experienced new <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/high-street-openings\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"openingsLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">openings<\/a> with Haribo&#8217;s store in Silverburn, alongside announcements from Uniqlo, Rituals and Miniso.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The retailer is &#8220;gutted&#8221; to be closing down after six years. 15:35, 22 Sep 2025Updated 16:06, 22 Sep&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":443614,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7826],"tags":[748,918,4884,29445,388,47130,712,246,88734,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-443613","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-glasgow","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-glasgow","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-high-street-closures","12":"tag-lifestyle","13":"tag-retail-and-consumer","14":"tag-scotland","15":"tag-shopping","16":"tag-shopping-centres","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115248794608447734","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/443614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}