One of the country's top fashion stores will close their doors for the final time today.

New Look, which employs 347 staff nationwide, are winding down their Irish operations following years of sustained losses.

Consumers Associations Chairperson Michael Kilcoyne has said employee morale at other retailers may be affected.

"It will make the workers in other retailers worried about what implications this might have for them," he said.

"Cleary we are a country that has become expensive and that has an impact on employees and on companies alike.

"I think it's sad what has happened and I think this whole area needs to be examined."

The company, which first set up here in 2003, will hold their final liquidation sale today across their 26 stores.

Reporting by Eabha Casey.

Main image: People queue up outside a New Look store on its final day of operations. Image: Eabha Casey/Newstalk. 23/2/2025