Reasons to Read

Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, we highlight store closures by Macy’s and store openings at Hollister, as well as detail other recent store announcements from major retailers. Non-store-closure news includes management changes at Food Lion and Primark, among others.

Also this week, we offer a first look at retailers’ plans for their store bases in 2025.

This report presents data up to week 51 of 2024, ended December 20, 2024.

Data in this research report include:

• Week-by-week comparisons of announced store closures and openings in the US and the UK—2024 vs. 2023
• Major US and UK store closures and openings—2024, 2025 and 2023
• Major US retail bankruptcies—2024 and 2023

Companies mentioned in this research report include: Macy’s, Pop Mart, Primark, Sainsbury’s, Zara

Other relevant research:

• The full collection of Store Tracker reports
• The US and UK Store Tracker Databank is the definitive resource for information on store openings and closures by sector in the US and UK retail industries.
• The Retail Bankruptcies Databank details bankruptcies of US and UK retail companies, restaurants and gyms since March 2020.