{"id":494671,"date":"2025-10-12T22:55:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T22:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/494671\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T22:55:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T22:55:13","slug":"cancer-research-uk-set-to-close-88-stores-in-britain-full-list-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/494671\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer Research UK set to close 88 stores in Britain – full list | UK | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

A major UK charity has confirmed that it will be permanently closing 88 of its shops<\/a> by next year. Cancer Research UK revealed that the move is part of a major reorganisation to make its retail operations more efficient and protect its ability to support vital cancer research.<\/p>\n

The charity is set to close nearly 200 stores within two years as part of the first phase of a wider plan to address growing financial challenges. These closures are a response to rising staffing costs, the ongoing decline of traditional high street retail, and the increasing shift toward online shopping, all of which have put pressure on the charity\u2019s resources. The move is likely to save millions of pounds, which will be redirected towards cancer research, the charity said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The affected shops include areas from Aberdeen to Swansea which will impact both paid staff and thousands of volunteers, reports The Standard.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cancer Research UK says it had no choice but to make these changes due to ongoing financial pressures.\u00a0Rising costs\u2014especially higher National Insurance contributions, inflation affecting energy, stock, and logistics\u2014and shifts in how people shop have all played a role.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When the plan is finished, the charity will focus on around 320 top-performing high street shops. Its online marketplace will also shut down in early 2026, ending sales of donated items through external resale sites.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the charity is planning to grow its retail presence by opening 12 new \u201csuperstores\u201d by 2028. These large, out-of-town or retail park-style shops are designed to provide more space and better value for customers. The charity says that this shift, along with its wider reorganisation, is expected to save around \u00a312.4 million over the next five years\u2014money that will be redirected to support life-saving cancer research.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Aberdeen, 19 Rosemount Viaduct, AB25 1NE<\/p>\n

Airdrie, 5 Bank Street, ML6 6AF<\/p>\n

Balham, 168 Balham High Road, SW12 9BW<\/p>\n

Ballymena, 49 Ballymoney Street, BT43 6AN<\/p>\n

Banbury, 9 Parsons Street, OX16 5LW<\/p>\n

Barnstaple, Gammon Walk, EX31 1DJ<\/p>\n

Belfast, Bloomfield 17 Bloomfield Avenue, BT4 1RX<\/p>\n

Biggleswade, 24 High Street, SG18 0JL<\/p>\n

Birkenhead, Borough Pavement, CH41 2XX<\/p>\n

Birmingham, 245 High Street, Erdington, B23 6SS<\/p>\n

Bognor, 1-2 Clock Walk, P021 1SG<\/p>\n

Bolton, 6 Newport Street, BL1 1NB<\/p>\n

Bradford, 34-36 Ivegate, BD1 1SW<\/p>\n

Burton, On Trent 25 Station St, DE14 1AU<\/p>\n

Chesham, 34 High Street, HP5 1EP<\/p>\n

Clevedon, 1 Station Road, BS21 6NH<\/p>\n

Clydebank, 23 Sylvania Way South, G81 2UA<\/p>\n

Coatbridge, 20-22 Main Street, ML5 3AE<\/p>\n

Cotteridge, 20 Watford Road, Birmingham, B30 1JA<\/p>\n

Crewe, 10 Market Street, CW1 2EG<\/p>\n

Derby, 826 Osmaston Road, Allenton, DE24 9AA<\/p>\n

Dewsbury, 22 Longcauseway, WF12 8EN<\/p>\n

Dudley, 258 Castle Street, DY1 1LQ<\/p>\n

East Barnet, 276 East Barnet Road, EN4 8TD<\/p>\n

Edinburgh, 9-10 Ormiston Terrace, Corstorphine, EH12 7SJ<\/p>\n

Epping, 197 High Street, CM16 4BL<\/p>\n

Fakenham, 26 Market Place, NR21 9BS<\/p>\n

Falkirk, 18 Vicar Street, FK1 1JL<\/p>\n

Galashiels, 55 High Street, TD1 1RZ<\/p>\n

Gillingham, 90 High Street, ME7 1AX<\/p>\n

Glasgow, 420-424 Victoria Road, G42 8YZ<\/p>\n

Gosport, 98 High Street, PO12 1DS<\/p>\n

Gravesend, 34 New Road, DA11 0AB<\/p>\n

Halesowen, 79 High Street, B63 3BQ<\/p>\n

Harrogate, 24A Oxford Street, HG1 1PU<\/p>\n

Hazel Grove, 129B-C London Road, Stockport, SK74HH<\/p>\n

Hemel Hempstead, 101 Marlowes, HP1 1LF<\/p>\n

High Wycombe, 8 Church Street, HP11 2DE<\/p>\n

Hornchurch, 8 Station Lane, RM12 6NJ<\/p>\n

Keswick, 24 Main Street, CA12 5JD<\/p>\n

Kings Lynn, 61 High Street, PE30 1AY<\/p>\n

Lancaster, 54-54A Market Street, LA1 1HS<\/p>\n

Leeds, 28 L&S Lane, LS1 6LB<\/p>\n

Lincoln, 254 High Street, E20 1QJ<\/p>\n

Lisburn, 4 Smithfield Square, BT28 1AD<\/p>\n

Louth, 20 Market Place, LN11 9PD<\/p>\n

Ludlow, 3 Castle Street, SY8 1AS<\/p>\n

Maidenhead, 101 High Street, SL6 1JX<\/p>\n

Maidstone, 19 Gabriels Hill, ME15 6HR<\/p>\n

Market Drayton, 27 High Street, TF9 1QF<\/p>\n

Melton Mowbray, 6 South Parade, LE13 0PU<\/p>\n

Merthyr, Tydfil 14 Graham Way, CF47 8BT<\/p>\n

Mill Hill, 37 The Broadway, NW7 3DA<\/p>\n

Moreton, 242 Hoylake Road, CH46 6AD<\/p>\n

Newark, 26 Stodman Street, NG24 1AW<\/p>\n

Newcastle, Under Lyme 19 Ironmarket, ST5 1RF<\/p>\n

Northwood, 38 Green Lane, HA6 2QB<\/p>\n

Paddock Wood, 5 Commercial Road, TN12 6EN<\/p>\n

Penrith, 10 Angel Lane, CA11 7BP<\/p>\n

Perth, 27 Scott Street, PH1 5TQ<\/p>\n

Redditch, 4 Market Place, B98 8AA<\/p>\n

Redruth, 71 Fore Street, TR15 2AF<\/p>\n

Retford, 25 Carolgate, DN22 6BZ<\/p>\n

Ross On Wye, 11 Market Place, HR9 5NU<\/p>\n

Rotherham, 74 Effingham Street, S65 1AL<\/p>\n

Rushden, 22 High Street, NN10 0PW<\/p>\n

Selby, 40A Gowthorpe, YO8 4ET<\/p>\n

Sevenoaks, 137 High Street, TN13 1UX<\/p>\n

Shrewsbury, 9 High Street, SY1 1SP<\/p>\n

Sidmouth, 19 Fore Street, EX10 8AL<\/p>\n

Skipton, 91 Caroline Square, BD23 1DA<\/p>\n

Slough, 8 Park Street, SL1 1PD<\/p>\n

Southend On Sea, 5 Warrior House, Southchurch Road, SS1 2LZ<\/p>\n

St Ives, 6 High Street, TR26 1RR<\/p>\n

Stalybridge, 44A Grosvenor Road, SK15 1RR<\/p>\n

Stockport, 26 Princes Street, SK1 1SE<\/p>\n

Stoke, 44 Devonport Road, Plymouth, PL3 4DH<\/p>\n

Swansea, 19 Union Street, SA1 3EH<\/p>\n

Swindon, 28 Havelock Street, SN1 1SD<\/p>\n

Tiverton, 15 Bampton Street, EX16 6AA<\/p>\n

Urmston, 16 Station Road, M41 9JN<\/p>\n

Welling, 26C Bellegrove Road, DA16 3PU<\/p>\n

Welwyn Garden City, 20 Howardsgate, AL8 6BQ<\/p>\n

West Bromwich, 203 High Street, B70 7QZ<\/p>\n

Whitby, 70 Baxtergate, YO21 1BL<\/p>\n

Wick, 36 Bridge Street, KW1 4NG<\/p>\n

Wigston, 6 Bell Street, LE18 1AD<\/p>\n

Workington, 26-32 Murray Road, CA14 2AG<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A major UK charity has confirmed that it will be permanently closing 88 of its shops by next…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":494672,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[51,162846,12450,162847,162848,4706,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-494671","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-cancer-research-closures","10":"tag-charity","11":"tag-charity-shop-closed","12":"tag-charity-shop-closures","13":"tag-store-closures","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115363664709272722","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494671","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=494671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/494672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=494671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}