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 additional closures by Alimentation Couche-Tard and openings by Harbor Freight Tools, and detail other recent store announcements from major retailers. Non-store-closure news includes management changes at Capri Holdings.

This report presents data up to week 49 of 2024, ended December 6, 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: Aldi, Alimentation Couche-Tard, Guess, Harbor Freight Tools, Torrid, Zara

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.