Store TrackerWeekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 2: Walmart to Close 63 Sam’s Club Stores; RadioShack Exits Bankruptcy Coresight Research January 12, 2018 Executive SummaryCoresight Research tracks store closures, openings and bankruptcies for a select group of retailers in the US and the UK. Our Weekly Store Tracker focuses on department stores and specialty retail stores, including, but not limited to, those selling softlines, hardlines, consumer electronics, groceries and furniture. Click here to view our full collection of Weekly US and UK Store Trackers. Highlights from this week’s Store Tracker: Year-to-date 2018, the number of US store closure announcements stands at 2,781 and the number of store openings is 1,278. Walmart is closing 63 Sam’s Club stores. RadioShack exits bankruptcy and will keep up to 28 stores. Lands’ End plans to open another four to six stores this year. Neiman Marcus CEO Karen Katz steps down. Year to date in the UK, there have been 48 store closure announcements and 335 store opening announcements. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Analyst Corner: UK Retail Crime Soars—Visibly Reflected in Stores, with John MercerCEO Brief: Agentic Commerce—How to Stay Visible When AI Agents Become the New Shopping FunnelAnalyst Corner: How Is AI Shaping MarTech?—Transforming Your Strategy via Agentic AI, with Manik BhatiaUS Store Tracker Extra, May 2026: Boot Barn Takes Total Open Retail Space to 59 Million Square Feet
