Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 29: Poundworld to Close All Stores

Executive Summary

Coresight 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.

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Highlights from this week’s Store Tracker:

• Year-to-date 2018, the number of US store closure announcements stands at 4,204 and the number of store openings is 2,239.
• Year to date in the UK, there have been 1,192 store closure announcements and 635 store opening announcements.
• Poundworld is to close all 335 stores in the UK by August 10.