Store Tracker 5 minutes PremiumWeekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 48: Gap Plans Store Closures in the “Hundreds” Coresight Research November 30, 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 (YTD) 2018, the number of US store closure announcements stands at 5,468 and the number of store openings is 3, Gap is likely to close “hundreds” of stores. Gymboree is considering closing half its stores. Sears is looking for buyers for over 500 stores. YTD in the UK, there have been 1,394 store closure announcements and 783 store opening announcements. This report is for paying subscribers only. Already a paying subscriber? Please log in to see the entire report.If you wish to learn more about our subscription plans and become a paying subscriber, click here. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Five Strategies for Success in US Grocery Retail: Leveraging First-Party Data To Offer a Connected Shopping ExperienceInnovator Profile: Radd.’s Video-Marketing Tool Drives E-Commerce Traffic and ConversionAI Council Summit—Event Insights: Exploring the Transformative Impact of AIMass Merchandisers Gain from Cyber Monday: US Consumer Survey Insights 2023, Week 50