Store Tracker 4 minutes PremiumWeekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 13: All 94 Aaron Brothers Stores to Close; Jet.com Gets New President Coresight Research March 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 2018, the number of US store closure announcements stands at 3,258 and the number of store openings is 1,699. The Michaels Companies plan to shut down all 94 Aaron Brothers stores. Walmart has named grocery veteran Simon Belsham as the new President of Jet.com. Brookfield Property Partners and GGP will merge in a $9.25 billion deal. Year to date in the UK, there have been 221 store closure announcements and 491 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: Your Strategic Guide to Shoptalk Europe 2023: Our Pick of the AgendaGenerative AI Latest: Indemnity for Platform Users; Image-Generation Updates from Adobe and CanvaMarket Navigator: US Department Stores—Softness Ahead Despite Opportunities in Experiences and Alternative ModelsShoptalk 2024 “Shark Reef” Startup Pitch Competition: Preview—12 Innovators, Four Areas of Retail Disruption