Five Fashion Retailers We Miss From The High Street

With our capital, London, being a fashion powerhouse of the world, it comes as no surprise that we are a nation of style mavens. The end of 2019 marks the culmination of a defining decade for British fashion and style. Love the Sales, the leading destination for shopping designer sales online, has surveyed female Brits to discover which fashion destinations we are mourning from the UK high street – as there have been many high-profile casualties during the Twentyteens.

1)
British Home Stores

27% of women surveyed cited BHS as one of the biggest losses from the decade. The long-standing department store chain ceased trading in 2016 following several loss-making years. The mass-market store was
famed for its quality and low-priced clothing and household items. It later expanded its offering into furniture, electronics, entertainment, convenience groceries, fragrance and beauty products.

2)
Forever 21

The American fast fashion brand is one of the most recent causalities. Nearly one-in-five (19%) said they were sad to see the retailer go into administration earlier this year. Selling on-trend and purse-friendly fashion, the shop was the ultimate destination for bagging the latest trends.

3)
Jane Norman

Jane Norman was the hottest destination for dresses and going out clothes. The women’s fashion store was also famed in the 90s and early 2000s for its chic branded carrier bags which every high school girl used to carry her PE kit in. Over one-in-ten (14%) of us are pining after Jane Norman following the announcement in 2018 that the brand was set to close.

4)
JJB Sports

JJB Sports was the ultimate shop for all your sporting needs – it was the best place to buy a pair of new trainers. The store also sold a plethora of competitively priced sportswear and accessories. It comes as no surprise that a tenth (10%) of British females miss the retailer following its closure in 2012.

5)
Barratts

Another key loss to the high street is footwear emporium Barratts – almost one-in-twenty (4%) of us miss it. The company was founded in 1903 and was originally known for its lavishly produced boot catalogues during the 1920s. During the 90s the budget shoe retailer was a favourite for purchasing new shoes ahead of a new school term. At the end of 2013 it was confirmed the store had gone into administration with immediate store closures.