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Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies.

This week, we highlight store expansion plans across multiple sectors—notably, Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores plans to open 20 stores this year. Non-store-closure news includes the appointment of a new President and CEO at The Fresh Market.

This report presents data up to week 5 of 2025, ended January 31, 2025.

Data in this research report include:

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

Companies mentioned in this report include: Buybuy Baby, Hotel Chocolat, Khaite, Love’s, Next, Select, Timothy Oulton, Weird Fish

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.