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U.S. Retailers Shut More Than 8,100 Stores in 2025 as Bankruptcies Culminate in Major Exits

Debt loads, legal liabilities and intense e-commerce competition drove closures, with some brands preserved online through intellectual property sales.

2025 Retail Reckoning: Rite Aid, JoAnn, Party City, Forever 21 Vanish as Local Staples Close

Value City Furniture Parent Files Chapter 11, Will Close 33 Stores as Auction Nears

Claire’s to Close 291 Stores as Proposed Buyer Pursues Bankruptcy-Court Approval

At Home to Shutter 29 Stores by Sept. 30 as Bankruptcy Restructuring Advances

At Home Sets Sept. 30 Deadline to Close 29 Stores in Chapter 11 Overhaul

Claire’s Agrees to Sell to Ames Watson as 291 Stores Close and Many Liquidations Pause

Claire's Bankruptcy Puts Over 1,100 Stores at Risk as Sale Deadline Nears

At Home to Close 32 Stores Nationwide as Bankruptcy Liquidations Begin

At Home Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Schedules 26 Store Closures

Joann to Close All Remaining Stores by May 31, Ending an 82-Year Legacy