Reasons to Read

In July 2025, announced store closures by At Home, Ace Hardware and Save A Lot pushed the total amount of retail space to close in the US this year to 127 million square feet, Coresight Research calculates.

Dive into US retailers’ latest store closure and opening announcements, as well as the square-footage impacts of these developments, with our monthly US Store Tracker Extra series. In this report, we offer insights into announced developments as of August 1, 2025.

Data in this report are:

• Year-to-date (YTD) US store closures and openings estimates for 2025 and 2024, by retailer—total number of store closures/openings and their square-footage impact
• US announced store closures and openings: week-by-week data for 2025 versus the comparable period in 2024
• US retail bankruptcies, 2025 vs. 2024

Companies mentioned in this report include: Alimentation Couche-Tard, Aritiza, At Home, Daiso, Tractor Supply, Watches of Switzerland and Whole Foods Market.

Other relevant research:

• More research reports on physical retail
• View our full collection of store tracker reports, covering the UK, the US and Canada.
• The Coresight Research 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.