Retailers are closing thousands of stores following years of declines in sales and customer traffic.
Bankruptcies accounted for a large chunk of the stores that have closed or are closing. But a tough physical retail environment stemming from steeper online competition is also being blamed.
We compiled a list of the 8,053 closures that were announced in 2017.
Some retailers have released lists of which of their locations will be closing. To find out if a store near you is shutting down, click on the retailers in the following list:
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- Sears and Kmart list of stores closing
- Target list of stores closing
- JCPenney list of stores closing
- Macy's list of stores closing
- Gymboree list of stores closing