Unfortunately the pandemic and the lockdowns that have followed have taken a toll on business and some big name stores have closed down in the year since March 2020.
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Here are 22 pubs, shops and restaurants that have closed since March 2020 in and around Portsmouth
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![In September it was announced that the Pizza Express restaurants in Port Solent and Whiteley would be shutting for good.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmMzZWQwMTRjLWNiMzQtNDllZS1iM2QyLTg1YzQ0NzYwODJhNzphOWU4MGUzNy1kOWYwLTQ5MGEtOGM0MS1iZWQ0OGJjMmZkYmI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Pizza Express
In September it was announced that the Pizza Express restaurants in Port Solent and Whiteley would be shutting for good. Photo: Ian Hargreaves
![This restaurant in Gunwharf Quays announced that it would be remaining shut permanently in June after closing at the start of lockdown.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjBhM2QzNzg5LTY2YjMtNDEzNS04MTlhLTRjMjRmMGUzMWM3Mjo2MmIwODA2Yy1lN2E0LTRjNzktOGVmYi0zN2VhYjViYzVlY2U=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Coast to Coast
This restaurant in Gunwharf Quays announced that it would be remaining shut permanently in June after closing at the start of lockdown. Photo: NA
![It was announced in August that the YO! Sushi restaurant in Whiteley Shopping Centre was among 19 sites that was being axed by its parent company.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjYyYjdlYmIwLTJlNjktNDYzNi1hNDJmLTYyOTg0MDE4YzAwNDozZGY3MWZiZi03YjlkLTRiNTgtOWY4Ni1lMzhlOTU1MDRjNmY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. YO! Sushi
It was announced in August that the YO! Sushi restaurant in Whiteley Shopping Centre was among 19 sites that was being axed by its parent company. Photo: Reporter
![The popular Chinese buffet in West Street, Fareham, went into liquidation in July according to records on Companies House.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmVhM2YwNjMzLWZlZGYtNGJkMS05MDA1LTA3ZWFlYmRmMWYxZDo5NWZiZWZmZS02ODc2LTRmNzctOTg4YS0yYzU5N2Q0ZDUxNDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Kungfu Buffet
The popular Chinese buffet in West Street, Fareham, went into liquidation in July according to records on Companies House. Photo: Ian Hargreaves