EXCLUSIVE US retail bloodbath continues as store closures hit 2,600 so far this year - here's the full list Macy's, Walgreens, CVS, Family Dollar, Walmart and 7-Eleven closing shops 2,599 closures planned for 2024 is s 2.5% more than same period of 2023 Discount stores and drugstores accounted for the most closures By Neirin Gray Desai Consumer Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 22:24, 8 May 2024 | Updated: 22:24, 8 May 2024 e-mail View comments US retailers have announced the closure of almost 2,600 stores in 2024 - just four months into the year.
Big names including Macy's, Walmart, Walgreens, Foot Locker and 7-Eleven have all said they are closing shops. But discount stores like Family Dollar and bankrupt 99 Cents Only have been worst hit, as have drugstores like CVS and Rite Aid. If the closures were to continue at the same rate for the rest of the year they would total 7,800 in 2024 - almost 40 percent more than the total in 2023.
Bricks-and-mortar locations are struggling in the face of competition from online. Scroll down for the full list of closures so far in 2024. Family Dollar and Dollar Tree, which are owned by the same company, will close 600 stores in 2024.
Pictured is a closing Family Dollar location in Paris, Maine 99 Cents Only Store will close all 371 stores around the country this year Your browser does not support iframes. Between January 1 and May 3, retailers closed or announced plans to close a total of 2,599 locations, according to Coresight Researc.
