Store TrackerUS Store Tracker Extra, October 2023: Retailers To Open 86 Million Square Feet of Retail Space This Year Aaron Mark Dsouza, Data Analyst October 31, 2023 Reasons to ReadThe US will see 86 million square feet of retail space open in 2023. The US Store Tracker Extra monthly series offers insight into retailers’ store closure and opening announcements, including their square-footage impact. In this report, we detail announced closures and openings as of October 27, 2023. Data in this report are: Year-to-date announced US store closures and openings estimates for 2023, by retailer Year-to-date announced 2023 US store closures and openings estimates in gross square feet, by retailer US announced store closures and openings: week-by-week data for year-to-date 2023 versus the comparable period in 2022 Companies mentioned in this report include: Barnes & Noble, Seven & i Holdings, Walgreens Boots Alliance Other relevant research: View our full collection of Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker and monthly US Store Tracker Extra reports. The Coresight Research US Store Tracker Databank offers our premium subscribers access to openings and closures data from 2012 to 2022 year to date, filterable by sector and year. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Weekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 17: Announced Closures Up 90% Year Over Year; JD Sports Reveals Global Store PlansHoliday 2025: The Last Mile—Tariff-Driven Early Buying To Ease Peak Season Shipping RushUS CPG Sales Tracker: CPG E-Commerce Spikes and Beauty Sales Growth Jumps, Driven by Prime Day and Competing July 2025 Sales EventsConsumer Sentiment Declines as Tariffs Loom: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 28, 2025—Infographic