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 major store opening and closure announcements from Big Lots, Forever 21, Ross Stores and The TJX Companies. Non-store-closure news includes CEO changes at both Albertsons and Kroger.

This report presents data up to week 10 of 2025, ended March 7, 2025.

Data in this research report include:

• Week-by-week comparisons of announced store closures and openings in the US and the UK—2025 vs. 2024
• Major US and UK store closures and openings—2025 and 2024
• Major US retail bankruptcies—2025 and 2024

Companies mentioned in this report include: Beaverbrooks, Big Lots, Forever 21, Ross Stores, Superdry, The TJX Companies, Wickes

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.