A BIG high street fashion chain with 130 stores is set to shut a "fabulous" branch in a matter of days.
Clothing retailer White Stuff is set to shutter its shop in Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth.
The posh fashion and homeware brand will be pulling down the shutters on the site next weekend on May 11.
Shoppers have reacted to the news on social media.
One said: "It's a shame it's closing! It could have stayed on for at least till Christmas!"
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Another commented: "Dang, that's one of my favourite shops when I'm home. I bought 4 outfits last time."
A third wrote: "So sad to see them go."
The store has previously been described by shoppers as "amazing for kitting your house out if you have a healthy budget".
Another wrote: "Lots of stock, fabulous."
A third said: "Always find a lovely item at a good price."
A fourth reviewer posted: "Lovely place, enjoyed looking around, staff very polite and helpful, I like their socks and cups.
"They sell lots of clothing."
While another said: "Love this store. Lovely clothes and presents."
It's not the only White Stuff store to have shut its doors in recent years.
Its popular store in Birmingham city centre was shuttered for the last time in January this year.
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Another shop in Bournemouth's The Arcade closed its doors in September 2022.
White Stuff in Bristol also closed in October 2021.
Plus, earlier this year it was revealed that the founders of White Stuff were exploring a potential sale of the business, which they founded in 1985.
Although this sale is yet to come to fruition, and Sun Money understands stores would not be affected.
In November last year, bosses announced plans to open more shops.
Since then several have opened including one in Liverpool in January.
Another site cut the ribbon at the McArthur Glen Outlet in Ashford just last month.
The Sun has contacted White Stuff for comment.
IT'S NOT ALL BAD NEWS
Lidl is set to open hundreds of new stores across the UK.
Aldi has announced that it will open 35 new UK stores.
The openings form part of Aldi's long-term target of 1,500 stores in the UK.
The supermarket is set to invest £550million in expanding its UK footprint this year alone.
Aldi said that each new store opening will create around 40 new jobs on average.
Asda has been opening hundreds of convenience stores in recent months as it looks to rival major players Tesco and Sainsbury's.
B&M plans to open "not less than" 45 brand new stores across the UK in each of the next two consecutive years.
The parent company of Bonmarché, Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) and Peacocks, Purepay Retail Limited, has said it wants to open 100 new high street stores over the next 18 months.
It has yet to give the exact locations where it will open the 100 stores or when they will open.
One of the UK's favourite bakery chains, Greggs, has exclusively revealed to The Sun plans to open more outlet branches by the end of 2025.
Home Bargains, which was running just under 600 branches as of last June, has said it wants to "eventually have between 800 and 1,000 retail outlets open".
The major discounter has stopped short of saying when it wants to reach the 1,000 store target, however.
Primark is also opening new branches and investing and renovating more than a dozen of its existing shops.
Screwfix is set to open 40 new stores nationwide as its owner, Kingfisher, seeks to expand the DIY brand's national presence.
The brand opened two new stores in March, and a further three new shops will open this month.
Tesco has revealed plans to open 70 more stores across the UK over the next year as part of major expansion plans.
WHSmith has turned its focus to the travel side of its business, with plans to open new sites in airports, railway stations and hospitals.
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