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2025 brought major retail and banking closures in Wiltshire, yet new businesses and reopenings signaled resilience.
2025 saw Wiltshire’s town centres undergo major changes as national retailers and banks closed, including multiple branches of Halifax, NatWest, and New Look, along with the loss of Chippenham’s last nightclub and Trowbridge’s Knees after 146 years.
Yet new businesses like Gail’s Bakery, Papa’s Bakery, and Anytime Fitness opened, while Dunelm and One Beyond drew crowds.
The former Wilko sites in Chippenham and Devizes remained vacant or under redevelopment, and hospitality struggles continued with closures of Rick Stein’s and Costa Coffee.
Despite ongoing vacancies, new independents and seasonal reopenings offered signs of resilience.
2025 trajo importantes cierres minoristas y bancarios en Wiltshire, pero nuevos negocios y reaperturas señalaron resiliencia.