Store Tracker 7 minutes PremiumWeekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 35: Sears Holdings Plans to Close 46 More Stores Coresight Research August 31, 2018 Executive SummaryCoresight 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. Click here to view our full collection of Weekly US and UK Store Trackers. Highlights from this week’s Store Tracker: Year-to-date 2018, the number of US store closure announcements stands at 4,579 and the number of store openings is 2,380. Sears Holdings announced that it plans to close 46 more stores in November 2018. Lidl opened its 54th store in the US. It plans to open three more by September 2018. Year to date in the UK, there have been 1,195 store closure announcements and 711 store opening announcements. Iceland Foods has agreed to acquire 19 former Poundworld stores. This report is for paying subscribers only. Already a paying subscriber? Please log in to see the entire report.If you wish to learn more about our subscription plans and become a paying subscriber, click here. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: September 2023 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Shopper Yield Decline Softens Despite Negative Trends in Store-Based Sales and TrafficInnovator Profile: Two Boxes Enables Efficient, Intelligent and Environmentally Friendly Returns ManagementFewer Consumers Adjust Shopping Behavior To Cope with Inflation: US Consumer Survey Insights 2023, Week 37Three Things You Need To Know: Shein in Fast Fashion