It has been another challenging year for businesses in Norfolk, with rising energy costs and people tightening their purse strings.
Here are seven businesses in Norfolk that closed their doors in 2022.
Kerri's Farmhouse Pine started as a furniture company in Hainford in 1987 before opening at the Old Railway Station in Reepham in 1994.
After 35 years in business, the decision was taken to stop furniture production due to rising costs and changing consumer behaviour.
Customers were reportedly left in tears upon hearing the news but the store remains open until all the stock is sold.
The attached gift shop and the other businesses on the site are unaffected by this decision and remain open.
For 10 years, Splitz helped keep the people of Fakenham fashionable until it announced it would close in November this year.
Owner Andre Baker cited a number of factors for closing, including a drop in footfall and the rising cost of her utility bills.
Mrs Baker opened the shop back in 2012 and was well known for her wide offering of women’s clothes.
Known as Aylsham's miniature version of Harrods, Little Interior Company ceased trading in December after nearly a decade in business.
It was co-owned by interior designer Fiona Newsome, from Neatishead, and her twin sister Heather who first opened the business back in 2013.
But since the coronavirus pandemic and now, with the cost of living crisis, Ms Newsome said business had not been the same.
They decided to make the "heartbreaking decision" to close their brick-and-mortar shop to move online.
For more than 30 years, Whitehouse Books in Burnham Market helped keep the village folk well-read.
Whitehouse Books was originally opened by John and David Crombie but in 2007 the shop was taken over by Kate Bennett.
Next month, the business in Market Place will reach its final chapter when it closes its doors on January 7.
Pure Electric, located in Castle Quarter, offered a range of e-scooters and e-bikes.
However, it decided to close in September to focus on its own brand of e-scooters.
The Bristol-based company, founded by entrepreneur Adam Norris in 2018, had 17 stores across the UK and eight outlets in France and Spain.
A number of stores already closed earlier in July and more shut in September.
Build-A-Bear Workshop, where customers can choose and stuff a furry friend, closed in Chantry Place in September to make way for a new retailer.
During promotional events, such as Pay Your Age days, and during the festive period, the shop saw enormous snaking queues and waits of up to five hours.
Luxury watchmaker Breitling, which was founded in Switzerland in 1884, is to open its new store in the former home of Build-A-Bear.
A post office in the Norfolk village of Trunch, near North Walsham, closed its store in August this year.
But the local community were not long left without a place to send packages as the nearby pub stepped in to take its place.
The Crown Inn took over the essential postal duties from the post office and also made plans to build an extension at the pub to house a small shop.
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