All the chains that are soon shutting down stores in Norfolk
Miramira, a jewellery shop in King's Lynn's High Street, has announced its closure (Image: Google Maps)
Miramira, a Spanish jewellery chain that has a shop in King's Lynn's High Street, has confirmed that it soon plans to close its doors for the last time.
Franchisees Darren and Catherine Mooney have not yet revealed why the store is shutting down, but in a statement, they described the decision as "difficult".
A 50pc off closing sale has begun and will continue until the store closes.
A closing date of March 28 has been pencilled in for the store, which first opened in December 2024, but this is subject to change.
A clearance sale is underway at Quiz in Castle Quarter. (Image: Supplied)
Quiz, a fashion retailer which has a store in Castle Quarter, collapsed into administration at the start of February.
A total of 109 office and warehouse staff are being made redundant, and hundreds more are at risk. The brand employs 565 workers in total.
Stores in Essex and Manchester have both been confirmed to be closing imminently.
Yellow signs on clothes racks advertising discounts can currently be found throughout the store in Norwich.
Interpath, the chain’s administrators, previously said 40 stores across the UK will continue to trade while they consider options for the firm.
A closing date has to be confirmed for the Norwich branch.
3) The Original Factory Shop
Uncertainty surrounds the closing date of Original Factory Shop stores across Norfolk (Image: Google Maps)
The Original Factory Shop has 137 shops, including in Attleborough, Cromer, Dereham, Downham Market, Gorleston, Harleston, Snettisham, Stalham, Watton and Wymondham.
So far, only the Dereham branch has closed, shutting its doors for the last time on February 28.
But the future of the other stores across Nelson's County is still up in the air.
In a statement, the team at the Wymondham store said: "Our company as a whole is currently in administration – this is not specific to the Wymondham store.
"At present, we do not have a confirmed closing date. If that changes, we promise we will keep our customers fully informed.
"This is understandably a very difficult and uncertain time for our team. These are our jobs and livelihoods, and we genuinely do not know what the future holds.
"We kindly ask that all colleagues are treated with patience, kindness and respect when visiting the store."
The River Island store in Chantry Place is closing in April
The River Island store in Chantry Place will shut this spring as part of a raft of closures nationwide.
Originally thought to be closing in January, the shop will now serve its final customers on April 11.
General manager of Chantry Place, Jo Bates, said: "We can confirm that River Island in Chantry Place will cease trading on April 11 and we’d like to wish all of the staff well for the future.
"Our priority remains to provide our customers with a diverse mix of retailers, and we hope to bring you updates on new store openings soon."
More than 30 other River Island stores in the country closed their doors at the start of the year.
The 'closing down' signs in the window of the Claire's in Castle Quarter
Large closing down signs have appeared in the windows of the Claire's Accessories shops in Chantry Place and Castle Quarter in Norwich.
Administrators from Kroll were officially appointed to handle the insolvency of the firm’s UK and Irish operations earlier this week.
The move has put the future of more than 150 stores and 1,000 jobs at risk, although at the time, Kroll said that the retailer would continue to trade as normal.
The new signs would suggest otherwise, although no official closing date has been released for either store.
Jo Bates, general manager at Chantry Place, said: "We’re sorry to hear Claire’s has gone into administration and we’d like to wish everyone affected all the very best.
"We are in touch with the administrators but have no further information at this stage.
