Reasons to Read

The Store Tracker Extra monthly series offers additional insight into retailers’ store closure and opening announcements.

In this report, we provide our yearly review of store closures and openings in the US. We review calendar 2025, breaking the counts down by sector, as well as presenting our projections for 2026. We also provide estimated square-footage impacts, location types (on-mall versus off-mall) and openings/closures as a proportion of retailers’ store bases.

Data in this report are:

• US store closure and openings count 2019-2026E
• Major announced US store closures and openings, 2026
• US store closures and openings by sector, 2025
• Breakdown of US store closures in the drugstores chain by retailer, 2025
• Breakdown of US store openings in the discount-store sector by retailer, 2025
• Details of announced US store closures and openings for 2025, by retailer—total closures, closures as a proportion of store base, total size (square footage) of estimated closures, predominant location type

Companies mentioned in this report include:  Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Albertsons Companies, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Aritzia, Bath & Body Works, Inc., Best Buy Co., Inc., BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc., Burlington Stores, Casey’s, Costco Wholesale, Crocs, CVS Health, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc., Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Five Below, Floor & Decor, H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Kohl’s, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V., Lowe’s Companies, Lululemon Athletica Inc, Macy’s, Inc., Ross Stores, Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc, Tapestry, Inc, Target, The Home Depot, The Kroger Co., The TJX Companies, Inc., Tractor Supply Company, Ulta Beauty, Urban Outfitters, Walmart, Williams-Sonoma.

Other relevant research:

• 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.