“More than 8,000 US chain stores closed up shop in 2025 — heralding a ‘retail apocalypse’”
January 25, 2026
“…Household name department store Macy’s announced last week that it was shutting down 14 “underproductive” stores, while Saks Global group filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday.
The hard-hitting blows to the two megastores come after more than 8,000 chain retail stores across different companies occurred in 2025, including Rite Aid, Joann and Party City, according to data shared by Coresight Research to the Daily Mail…”
https://nypost.com/2026/01/20/lifestyle/more-than-8000-chain-stores-in-the-us-closed-up-shop-in-2025