Reasons to Read

Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week, we highlight another significant rise in US store closures and detail recent announcements from major retailers. Non-store-closure news includes the appointment of a new Chief Marketing Officer at REI.

This report presents data up to week 46 of 2024, ended November 15, 2024.

Data in this research report include:

• Week-by-week comparisons of announced store closures and openings in the US and the UK—2024 vs. 2023
• Major US and UK store closures and openings, 2024
• Major US and UK retail bankruptcies—2024 and 2023

Companies mentioned in this research report include: Big Lots, Frasers Group, Homebase, Office Depot, The Range

Other relevant research:

• The full collection of Store Tracker reports
• The US and UK Store Tracker Databank is the definitive resource for information on store openings and closures by sector in the US and UK retail industries.
• The Retail Bankruptcies Databank details bankruptcies of US and UK retail companies, restaurants and gyms since March 2020.