Reasons to Read

Uncover which retailers are driving the surge in US store closures—and who is still expanding.

Read this weekly data report to discover answers to these and other questions:

• Which retailers led this week’s spike in store closures and new openings across the US?
• How do 2025 store closure and opening trends compare to 2024—and what does the data reveal about retail health?

Companies mentioned in this report include: Build-A-Bear Workshop, Lands’ End, LEGO, Manolo Blahnik, Monos, Ocean State Job Lot, Petco, Sporty & Rich, Staples, Uniqlo, Urban Outfitters, Vera Bradley and Wawa.

Data in this report include: weekly totals of US store closures and openings for 2025 and 2024; retailer-level breakdowns of announced versus confirmed closures/openings; total store counts by retailer; total US retail bankruptcies year to date.

Other relevant research:

• The full collection of Store Tracker reports, including our UK-focused series
• 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 Corporate and Financial Developments Databank includes details of management changes, financial guidance updates, retail and tech layoffs and capital raised by major retail companies.
• The Retail Bankruptcies Databank details bankruptcies of US and UK retail companies, restaurants and gyms since March 2020.