{"id":4377,"date":"2025-04-14T18:16:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T18:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/?p=4377"},"modified":"2025-04-15T11:35:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T11:35:54","slug":"much-loved-clothing-store-open-for-half-a-century-closing-all-but-one-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/14\/much-loved-clothing-store-open-for-half-a-century-closing-all-but-one-shop\/","title":{"rendered":"Much-loved clothing store open for half a century closing all but one shop"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It’s the latest store to shutter for good (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A clothing retailer more than half a century old has been forced to close all but one of its stores. <\/p>\n

Winfields Outdoors, which sells outdoor clothing and camping equipment, has closed six of its seven branches this month. <\/p>\n

Stores in Chester<\/a>, Redditch,\u00a0Leeds<\/a>,\u00a0Hull, Keswick and Swadlingcote in\u00a0Derbyshire have all closed after Winfield tumbled into administration. <\/p>\n

The only surviving shop is the company’s flagship store and headquarters <\/a>in Haslingden,\u00a0Lancashire<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Winfield will, however, continue operating online, the company confirmed in a social media post. <\/p>\n

‘We\u2019d like to clear up some confusion and reassure our valued customers that Winfields Outdoors is still open and here to serve you!’ it said. <\/p>\n

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‘Although some of our stores have closed, our website is running smoothly, and our Haslingden store remains open, ready to help you find all your outdoor gear needs. <\/p>\n

‘We\u2019re grateful for your continued support, and despite some recent rumors, the company is still running.’<\/p>\n

Locals said it is a ‘shame’ that Winfields has gone bust in what is yet another blow to Britain’s high street. <\/p>\n

‘With tears in my eyes I announce another local store gone, Winfields Outdoors,’ said Gina Mattinson on Facebook of the Hull branch, where her son and his wife worked.<\/p>\n

‘They\u2019ve ran this shop for many many years. Only to be told we are closing now. We are seeing more and more of this.’<\/p>\n

More than 13,000\u00a0high street shops closed their doors for good in 2024<\/a>, the majority being small, independent stores. <\/p>\n

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The Winfields Outdoors in Haslingden is the sole store remaining (Picture: Google Maps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘It\u2019s a great pity to hear this,’ Rossendale councillor Alyson Barnes said, according to the Lancashire Telegraph<\/a>. <\/p>\n

‘They have been a long-established company in the area \u2013 it is never good to hear about companies closing down and people losing their jobs.<\/p>\n

‘It\u2019s an incredibly challenging environment at the moment, and\u00a0small businesses, such as Winfields, probably feel it more keenly than some of those that have a bigger online presence.’<\/p>\n

Winfields appointed the accountancy firm Cowgills as administrators earlier this month, an April 11 court filing<\/a> shows. <\/p>\n

When a company goes bust, it enters administration. It then hands over everything it owns to an administrator, which will try to find a new buyer and find ways to pay off the company’s debts. <\/p>\n

A notice on the Winfields’ website says: ‘The Joint Administrators act as agents of the company and without personal liability at all times.’<\/p>\n

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The Winfields Outdoors in Garforth is among the shops to close (Picture: Google Maps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Founded by Dale Winfield in 1971, the family-owned company is now led by his wife, June and their children, Joe and Janine.<\/p>\n

But the company was battered by the coronavirus pandemic and the cost of living crisis, something that June admitted to in October 2023<\/a>. <\/p>\n

‘Since the COVID outbreak in March 2020, the company continued to take measures to mitigate the impact upon the company and general impact upon trade,’ she said in a director’s report.<\/p>\n

‘The company has experienced the perceived impact upon both buying and selling patterns in the wake of the global pandemic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘This has impacted not only supply chain issues with increased costs but also seasonality and pan-annual buying patterns of customers. <\/p>\n

‘It is expected that the normal pattern and mix of sales will return, albeit over the next couple of years.’<\/p>\n

For the year ending January 2023, Winfields’ recorded sales of more than \u00a318 million, compared to more than \u00a319,000,000 the year before.<\/p>\n

Cowgills has been approached for comment. <\/p>\n

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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