Store Tracker 6 minutes PremiumWeekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 36: Lululemon Plans to Open 40 Stores Coresight Research September 7, 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 4,579 and the number of store openings is 2,435. Lululemon has announced that it plans to open 40 new stores by the end of this year. YTD in the UK, there have been 1,226 store closure announcements and 711 store opening announcements. Coca-Cola has agreed to buy Costa Coffee for $5.1 billion. 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: Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2024, Week 2: Bodycare To Open 20 UK StoresRetail-Tech Landscape—Food Technology4Q23 US Earnings Season Wrap-Up: Many Companies Report Better Performances Following the Holiday SeasonRetail Shrink and ORC: US Small Business Owners’ Perspectives on Retail Theft, Plus New Measures To Combat Theft in New York, the UK and Australia