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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 ...
Many closures are the result of already-struggling companies reaching their breaking points and declaring bankruptcy
Bed Bath & Beyond announced in April 2019 that it would close 40 stores and also open 15 new stores that year. The company continued to struggle through the retail apocalypse, and in late summer of 2022, Bed Bath & Beyond announced plans to close 150 stores, lay off 20% of its corporate and supply chain staff, and eliminate the role of COO and ...
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
The company has shut down all of its nearly 380 stores, and sold its e-commerce business to Sunrise Brands. ... Fred's had already endured several rounds of closures and had fewer than 100 stores ...
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 ...
More Big Lots to Close Their Doors Permanently Earlier this year, the discount retail chain Big Lots filed for bankruptcy, announcing it would be closing hundreds of stores nationwide. Today, that ...