Reasons to Read

Discover the scale, sector mix and real estate implications of US store openings and closures in 2025—and what they signal for 2026.

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

• How did US store closures and openings in 2025 compare with 2024 in terms of count, square footage and average store size?
• Which retailers and sectors drove the highest levels of store closures and store openings in 2025?
• How did closure and opening activity break down by sector, from drugstores and discount stores to apparel and grocery?
• What role did location play—how much activity came from off-mall versus on-mall and mixed-location retailers?
• What level of store closures and openings does Coresight Research project for 2026?

Companies mentioned in this report include: Family Dollar; Rite Aid; Dollar General.

Data in this report include: annual US store closure and opening counts; square footage closed and opened; inferred average store sizes; sector-level breakdowns of closures and openings; location-based analysis (on-mall vs. off-mall); and forward-looking 2026 projections.

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.