Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2019, Week 32: Walgreens to Shutter More Stores

Executive Summary

Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies.

• In the US, year-to-date announced closures have already exceeded the total we recorded for the full year 2018. Coresight Research estimates announced US store closures could reach 12,000 by the end of 2019.
• So far this year, US retailers have announced 7,673  store closures and 3,118 store openings. This compares to 5,864 closures and 3,258 openings for the full year 2018.
• Year to date, UK retailers have announced 414 store closures and 549 store openings.