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We review store closures and openings in the US and the UK for the full-year 2020. We break down the numbers by sector and analyze the key retailers that significantly contributed to total openings and closures over the course of the year. We also present our projections of US store closures and openings in 2021.
Coresight Research’s Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies.
Complementing our weekly report, the Coresight Research Retail Store Databank offers our premium subscribers access to openings and closures data from 2012 to 2021 year to date, filterable by sector and year.
CONTENTS
US Store Closures: Apparel Stores Saw the Most Closures
Apparel, Footwear and Accessories: Sector Breakdown
Store Closures Across Other Sectors
US Store Openings: Discount Stores Led in Store Openings
Discount Stores: Sector Breakdown
Store Openings Across Other Sectors
UK Store Closures: Apparel Stores and Electronics Retailers Drove Store Closures
UK Store Openings: Grocery Retailers Recorded the Most Openings
Estimating 10,000 Closures in 2021
US Store Openings Could Reach 4,000 in 2021
Implications for Brands/Retailers
Implications for Real Estate Firms
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