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Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2021, Week 9: TJX Companies To Open 81 Net US Stores in 2021

Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Amazon, Bath & Body Works, Bob’s Discount Furniture, Casper Sleep, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Hudson, Macy’s, Paper Source, Payless, Sprouts Farmers Market, TJX Companies and Victoria’s Secret in the US and Amazon, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Thomas Pink in the UK.

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US Store Tracker Extra, February 2021: 2,222 Store Closures by Major US Retailers Will Result in 31 Million Square Feet of Closed Retail Space in 2021

The US Store Tracker Extra monthly series offers insight into retailers’ store closure and opening announcements. We include details on closures and openings as a percentage of total store base as well as square-footage impact. This report also offers a comparison between year-to-date announced closures and openings, as of February 26, 2021, versus the comparable period in 2020.

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Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2021, Week 6: Five Below To Open 170 New Stores in 2021

Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Aldi, At Home, Five Below, Gertrude Hawk Chocolates, Kmart, Murphy USA, Sears, Skechers, Trader Joe’s and Weis Markets in the US and Aldi, Boohoo, Clarks, Dermstore and The Hut Group in the UK.

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Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2021, Week 5: ASOS Acquires HIIT, Miss Selfridge, Topman and Topshop

Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, there are highlights from Bloomingdale’s, PGA TOUR Superstore, The Container Store, Toys“R”Us and Tractor Supply Company in the US and Arcadia Group, ASOS, Frasers Group, New Look and Paperchase in the UK.

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December 2020 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Declines by 36%, Easing Toward the End of the Month

December 2020 saw a total US nonfood store traffic decline of 36% year over year, as several states saw record levels of Covid-19 cases, primarily due to the effects of Thanksgiving and Christmas travel. We review weekly shopper traffic trends through the month, as well as traffic by retailer vertical, region and retailer location type.

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