Store Closures
Could Toys R Us Tip Retail Into Record Store Closures?
While 2017 has gone down in the books as a year of record store closures, 2018 could meet or match that…
UK’s N Brown Looks to Close All 20 Stores and Move Online
British clothing retailer N Brown Group Plc said on Thursday it was looking to close all its stores and move…
Marks & Spencer Planning “Radical” Store Closures
Marks & Spencer, which has been under an accelerated transformation plan for the past six months, announced…
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Retailers to See a ‘Pay Off or Die Off’ in 2018
Retail is looking at more—more closures, more bankruptcies, more acquisitions—in 2018, with those that played…
Walmart Announces Sam’s Club Closures, Enhanced Benefits Packages
On the same day Walmart announced a new benefits for hourly workers fueled by tax reform legislation, the…
Cushman & Wakefield’s Retail Predictions for 2018 Are Not What You Want to Hear
Top analyst says we didn't close the book on the retail apocalypse narrative last year—2018 is just a new…
Sears Closes Another 63 Stores—What’s Left?
Sears Holdings just added 63 more stores to the slew it has already closed this year and more could be on the…
Store Closures Rampant? Maybe. Random? Definitely Not.
Though store closure announcements have been plentiful, recent reports show it's primarily the bottom that's…
Report: 1 in 4 Malls to Shutter by 2022
As retailers have finally come to the realization that they’re drowning in square footage, news of store closu…
Don’t Write That Mall Obit Yet
The litany of recent store closures reads like a who's who of once beloved retailers. Whether to bankruptcy…
Report: Bebe to Close All Doors
The mall just lost another tenant.
Report: Payless Could Close 1,000 Stores
Payless continues to struggle with an unsustainable debt load, and is considering closing 1,000 stores as a…
The Limited Doors Close As Problems Mount
Once the destination for young women across the country, The Limited Stores is going the way of American…
Macy’s to Cut 10,000 Jobs, Close Stores Amid Brick-and-Mortar Woes
The make-or-break fourth quarter wasn’t kind to a couple of large retailers. Both Macy’s and Kohl’s were…
Marks & Spencer Confirms Closures, Plans to Exit 10 Markets
Marks & Spencer confirmed plans Tuesday to close several stores in the U.K. and exit some international…