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Planned and announced US store closures for 2024 rose this month and now total more than 4,200, resulting in 67 million square feet of closed retail space, we estimate. Discover US retailers’ latest store closure and opening announcements, as well as the square-footage impacts of these developments.

This report is part of our monthly US Store Tracker Extra series; we offer insights into announced developments as of August 2, 2024.

Data in this report are:

• Year-to-date (YTD) US store closures and openings estimates for 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 2024 versus the comparable period in 2023

Companies mentioned in this report include: Alimentation Couche-Tard, Conn’s, QuickTrip, Skechers, Trader Joe’s, Walgreens Boots Alliance

Other relevant research:

• 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. For the US, the Databank includes store openings and closures from 2012 to 2024 YTD; for the UK, data span 2017 to 2024 YTD.