What's Inside

In April 2025, announced store openings by 7-Eleven, JD Sports and Kroger, among others, have pushed the total amount of retail space set to open in the US in 2025 to just over 67 million square feet, according to Coresight Research estimates.

Discover US retailers’ latest store closure and opening announcements, as well as the square-footage impacts of these developments, with our monthly US Store Tracker Extra series. In this report, we offer insights into announced developments as of April 25, 2025.

Data in this report are:

• Year-to-date (YTD) US store closures and openings estimates for 2025 and 2024, by retailer—total number of store closures/openings and their square-footage impact
• US announced store closures and openings: week-by-week data for 2025 versus the comparable period in 2024
• US retail bankruptcies, 2025 vs. 2024

Companies mentioned in this report include: 7-Eleven, Big Lots, JD Sports, Kroger, Meijer, Trader Joe’s, Walgreens Boots Alliance

Other relevant research:

• Read more research reports covering physical retail.
• View our full collection of store tracker reports.
• 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.