Reasons to Read

The Store Tracker Extra monthly series offers additional insight into retailers’ store closure and opening announcements.

In this report, we provide our yearly review of store closures and openings in the UK. We review calendar 2025, breaking the counts down by sector, as well as present our projections for 2026.

Data in this report are:

• Will UK retailers open more stores than they close in 2026?
• How did store openings and closures trend across the UK retail sector in 2025?
• Which retail sectors led store closures in 2025, and which drove new openings?
• Which retailers were the biggest contributors to store closures and expansions?

Companies mentioned in this report include:  Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Amazon, Animal, Bath & Body Works, Birkenstock, Crocs, H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, JD Sports Fashion Plc, Levi’s , Lululemon Athletica , Marks & Spencer , Next plc , Nike , Puma, Ralph Lauren , Sephora, Tesco PLC , The TJX Companies, Timberland, Uniqlo, Urban Outfitters, Whole Foods Market, and Zara.

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.
• US Store Tracker Extra: Store Openings and Closures 2025 Review and 2026 Outlook