Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe British Heart Foundation has announced plans to close approximately 150 shop (Alamy/PA) (Local Library)The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has announced plans to close approximately 150 shops over the next two years. Around 90 stores are scheduled to shut by the end of March next year, with the remaining closures completed by March 2028. The organisation said the proposals follow a review process, prompted by escalating operating costs and changing consumer habits, which have made some stores financially unsustainable. Chief executive Dr Charmaine Griffiths said the retail business faces an “exceptionally challenging trading environment” and the closures are to ”sustain retail’s important contribution to funding BHF’s groundbreaking research”The charity has said there will also be cuts to its central teams, though the exact number of affected staff remains undisclosed. In fullBritish Heart Foundation proposes closure of 150 charity shops amid ‘challenging trading environment’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
British Heart Foundation to close around 150 shops in blow for high street
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe British Heart Foundation has announced plans to close approximately 150 shop (Alamy/PA) (Local Library)The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has announced plans to close approximately 150 shops over the next two years. Around 90 stores are scheduled to shut by the end of March next year, with the remaining closures completed by March 2028. The organisation said the proposals follow a review process, prompted by escalating operating costs and changing consumer habits, which have made some stores financially unsustainable. Chief executive Dr Charmaine Griffiths said the retail business faces an “exceptionally challenging trading environment” and the closures are to ”sustain retail’s important contribution to funding BHF’s groundbreaking research”The charity has said there will also be cuts to its central teams, though the exact number of affected staff remains undisclosed. In fullBritish Heart Foundation proposes closure of 150 charity shops amid ‘challenging trading environment’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
