High St outdoor clothing chain launches huge sale as it closes six branches

A major clothing store is set to shut six branches across Britain, with closing down signs appearing in shop windows.

Outdoor clothing retailer Trespass will close six stores in Derby, Harrogate, Canterbury, Solihull, Workington and Chesterfield.

In another blow to Britain’s high streets, it comes as huge signs advertising an ‘everything must go sale’ appeared in some shop windows.

Its branch in Washington Square, Workington, will close on Sunday July 9, according to reports.

And Trespass’s Chesterfield store will shut its doors for good on November 18, reports said.

Meanwhile, four other stores in Derby, Harrogate, Solihull and Canterbury are also set to close but dates are unconfirmed.

Trespass opened its first retail stores in the 1990s and it now has more than 300 stores worldwide.

It specialises in outdoor clothing, accessories and essentials like tents, sleeping bags and hiking gear.

MailOnline and This is Money approached Trespass for comment. 

Trespass is just the latest retailer to close stores in the aftermath of Covid lockdowns and the cost of living squeeze. The likes of Paperchase, Joules, Debenhams, Monsoon and the Arcadia Group, have all shut down.

In January, stationery retailer Paperchase fell into administration, which put 106 stores at risk of closure.

Supermarket giant Tesco bought the Paperchase brand and intellectual property after the stationery chain entered administration.

But the supermarket chain’s deal for the business did not include any of the retailer’s 106 stores and was therefore expected to impact hundreds of jobs.

Paperchase, which was founded in 1968, went through a form of insolvency proceedings four years ago to cut stores and reduce costs.

In January 2021 the company went into administration with PwC and was sold weeks later in a pre-pack deal, saving around 1,000 jobs when newly formed company Aspen Phoenix Newco took control of the firm.

But Paperchase was then sold again in August last year to a private investment firm led by the retail investor Steve Curtis.