Store Closures

Forever 21, GameStop, Gap, Toys R Us, Dressbarn, A&F, Walgreens, J.C. Penney, Office Depot and even Walmart are closing stores in 2019.

(source: pymnts.com)

Walgreens Plans To Shutter 200 Locations
Walgreens Plans To Shutter 200 Locations
August 08, 2019  |  Retail

After its parent company announced plans earlier this year to close 200 stores in the United Kingdom, Walgreens is looking to shutter 200 locations in...

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Retail Pulse: Toys R Us Returns With Small Retail Stores
Retail Pulse: Toys R Us Returns With Small Retail Stores
July 19, 2019  |  Retail

Iconic brick-and-mortar retailers are sometimes reinvented, and return to the world of retail with smaller-format concepts. The parent of the Toys R Us brand, Tru...

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Dressbarn To Close 53 Stores This Summer
Dressbarn To Close 53 Stores This Summer
July 19, 2019  |  Retail

Ascena Retail Group has announced it is closing 53 additional Dressbarn stores by the end of August. The news follows the May announcement that Ascena planned...

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Dean & DeLuca Closes Stores Due To Increasing Competition
Dean & DeLuca Closes Stores Due To Increasing Competition
July 18, 2019  |  Retail

Gourmet grocer Dean & DeLuca continues to struggle due to increasing competition. After more than four decades in business, the grocer is dealing with bare...

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Retail’s Fizzling Store Count
Retail’s Fizzling Store Count
May 31, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Perhaps at this point it might  be better to ask which retailers, if any, are not shuttering stores. The data came this week from Coresight...

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Retail Store Closures Pass 7,150
Retail Store Closures Pass 7,150
May 29, 2019  |  Retail

This year is proving to be another tough one for brick-and-mortar stores, with Dressbarn, CVS, Party City and Pier 1 Imports being just a few...

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Dressbarn To Shut Down
Dressbarn To Shut Down
May 21, 2019  |  Retail

To concentrate on the company’s more profitable brands, Ascena Retail Group is planning to shutter approximately 650 Dressbarn stores. The company also owns apparel chains Loft...

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Fifth Avenue Vacancies Reflect Uptick In Retail Closures
Fifth Avenue Vacancies Reflect Uptick In Retail Closures
May 07, 2019  |  Retail

As retailers shutter locations from the heartland to big cities, the latest update on the state of retail from New York’s storied Fifth Avenue says...

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Is This The End Times For Brick-And-Mortar Retail?
Is This The End Times For Brick-And-Mortar Retail?
April 16, 2019  |  Retail

Retail apocalypse? Mere culling of the herd? Whatever you want to call the decline of brick-and-mortar retail – and it’s getting worse, according to a...

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