Final Charles Clinkard store on Teesside set to close

The company has announced that it will be shutting the doors to its Teesside Park store on Thursday, May 14, after just less than ten years. 

The store is the final Charles Clinkard shop on Teesside following the closures of its original Middlesbrough shop on Corporation Road and the Redcar branch in 2024. 

A statement confirming the Teesside Park closure on its website states: “We regret to announce that our Teesside Park store will be permanently closing Thursday, May 14. 

Charles Clinkard at Teesside Park (Image: GOOGLE)

“We would like to sincerely thank all our customers for their support and custom over the years.”

The reason behind the closure has not yet been confirmed. 

This means that there will no longer be a Charles Clinkard shop on Teesside, with the nearest now being Darlington and Northallerton. 

The first Charles Clinkard was opened by Charles and Eveline Clinkard in 1924 in Middlesbrough, with the Redcar store following in 1959. 

The Middlesbrough store closure came as a huge blow to shoppers in 2024, with the firm saying it was “responding to shifts in the North East high street” as the reason behind the call. 

The firm’s 4,500sq ft Teesside Park branch was opened in 2014 following a huge £300,000 refit of the closed HMV store. 

Former managing director Colin Clinkard, whose parents opened the first Charles Clinkard in 1924, cut the ribbon on the site, which delivered 20 new jobs.

Shoppers have already voiced their disappointment over the closure.

One person said: “Shame. They have nice shoes and bags, and shoe shops are few these days.”