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A projected 15,000 stores are expected to close between now and the end of December, and some of the retailers that are shutting down the most locations may surprise you. 10. Best Buy
Retail industry closures soared in 2024, with more than 7,100 stores shutting down through the end of November — a 69% jump from the same time last year, according to research firm CoreSight.
Mercer said the retailers that are shuttering stores tend to fall in three categories: They are closing all locations as part of a liquidation, such as Party City; shutting down many of their ...
Bose shut down all of its 119 retail stores in 2020 in order to follow a "dramatic shift" to online shopping only. [ 79 ] Carter's announced the closure of at least 200 stores in an earnings call in October 2020; the children's apparel chain planned to close about 80% of its locations by 2022.
Research published by global retail analyst IHL Group in 2019 suggests that the so-called retail apocalypse narrative was an exaggeration, with "more chains that are expanding their number of stores than closing stores.” [7] That year, retailers in the United States announced 9,302 store closings, a 59% jump from 2018, and the highest number ...
Convenience stores like 7-Eleven are shutting down, too. Blame it on what people are calling the "retail apocalypse." COVID-19 may have kick-started it, but this isn't just a pandemic problem.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a sharp economic toll on the retail industry worldwide as many retailers and shopping centers were forced to shut down for months due to mandated stay-at-home orders. As a result of these closures, online retailers received a major boost in sales as customers looked for alternative ways to shop and the effects of ...
Virtually all Quiksilver, Billabong, and Volcom stores are shutting down in the U.S., and roughly 1,400 employees will be laid off. Chris Morris. Updated February 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM.