Retail store closures in the United States

Statistics report on retail store closures in the United States

Retail store closures in the United States

This report presents an array of statistics on the retail store closures in the United States, before and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The first chapter gives an overview of the retail industry, including the share of e-commerce as a proportion of total retail sales. It further gives information on bankruptcies in the retail industry that took place over the last decade, as well as recently following the pandemic. The second chapter provides store openings and closures data up to 2019. In the third chapter, more data is available on retail companies that had to close stores as a result of post-pandemic financial struggles. Finally, the fourth chapter gives key figures on employment for various sectors and roles of the retail industry in the United States.

Table of contents

Retail sector overview

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. monthly retail sales development during COVID-19 outbreak 2020-2021, by sector
  • Basic Statistic United States: monthly year-over-year retail sales development 2020-2023, by sector
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly U.S. e-commerce retail sales 2009-2023
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of e-commerce in total U.S. Q4 retail sales 2010-2023
  • Premium Statistic Largest retail and apparel companies filing bankruptcy in the U.S. 2020, by assets
  • Premium Statistic Retail vacancy rates in the U.S. 2019-2022
  • Premium Statistic Retail real estate vacancy rates in the U.S. 2021-2022, by type
  • Premium Statistic Retail bankruptcies in the U.S. 2010 to 2020

Store closures before Covid-19

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  • Premium Statistic Retail store openings and closings in the U.S. 2017-2019
  • Premium Statistic Retail store closings in the U.S. 2019, by retail chain
  • Premium Statistic Announced retail stores closed in the U.S. in 2019, by product sector
  • Premium Statistic Retail banner store closures in the U.S. 2019, by distribution channel
  • Premium Statistic Food and grocery store banner openings and closures in the U.S. 2019
  • Premium Statistic Mass merchandiser store banners openings and closures in the U.S. 2019

Store closures post Covid-19

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  • Premium Statistic Number of retail store closures announced by companies U.S. H1 2021
  • Premium Statistic JCPenney store closures in the United States 2020, by state
  • Premium Statistic Stein Mart store closures in the United States 2020, by state
  • Premium Statistic Neiman Marcus store closures in the United States 2020, by state

Retail employment

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  • Premium Statistic Number of employees in the U.S. retail industry 2021, by role
  • Premium Statistic United States: number of employees in the retail sector 2009-2022, by month
  • Premium Statistic Number of jobs impacted by store closures in selected retailers in the U.S. 2020
  • Premium Statistic Retail job loss in the United States in June 2022, by sector
  • Premium Statistic U.S. monthly retail sector job change August 2022, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Retail employment net change in the United States in February 2022, by industry

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