Liverpool designer staple, Cricket, has announced they are closing after over thirty years of business.
The retail shop on Matthew Street first opened in 1991 as a menswear boutique and later introduced high-end women’s fashion into the store a few years later.
It moved into the Metquarter shopping centre in 2019 where it remains today.
It’s known for attracting celebrities such as Michelle Keegan, Katie Price, and Jennifer Ellison to the branch but is now covered in ‘Closing Down’ signs on every door and window.
It gained quite a reputation in the early 2000s as an ‘unofficial footballer’s wives’ headquarters” as shoppers included Coleen Rooney, Alex Gerrard, Abbey Clancy and Nicola Carragher.
Cricket sells both women and men’s clothing in different designer brands including Versace, Christian Louboutin and Dolce & Gabbana.
The company is currently holding a 20% sale on all items in order to clear out their stock and the manager confirmed that sales have remained steady with the impending closure of the store.
Loyal Cricket customer Brian Laughlin explained that with the designer shop Flannels only a five-minute walk away, he doesn’t feel affected by the closure.
He said: “Everything’s done online now anyway, but I like to come inside shops and see things and feel the quality of them.”
Brian elaborated that even with the sale, the prices are still expensive, so it doesn’t change much for him.
“Have you seen the prices of stuff in here? This ain’t cheap,” he said.
He added that the main reason he shops in the store is due to his wife going in there a lot and occasionally sending him in to do some shopping for her too.
“She sent me in today; that’s the reason why I’m here,” he said.
Branch manager Jessica explained that there has been a lot of confusion regarding a relocation of the store, but that it will not be happening.
“I think a lot of people think that we are relocating but it’s really important they know that we are shutting down,” she said.
She was unable to disclose the reason for the store shutting down, as well as how long it will remain open.
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