Weekly Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2018, Week 50: H&M Home to Open Second Store in London

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 in 2018, US retailers have announced they will close 5,436 stores, while store openings stand at 2,963.
•  Year to date in the UK, companies have announced they will close 1,395 stores, and that they will open 784 stores.
• H&M Home will open its second store in London next year.
• Amazon is reportedly planning to open its first Amazon Go cashierless store in the UK.