The Retail Business As It Stands
Ann Taylor 117 stores nationwide are to be shuttered
Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug,and Catherine’s to close 150 stores nationwide
Eddie Bauer closed 31 retail stores and outlets (low performing stores) but opened 10 new stores during the first three quarters of this year, and are not planning on closing anymore store locations in 2009
Cache will close all stores
Talbots closing down all stores
GAP (including Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy) closing 85 stores
Footlocker closing 140 stores more to close after January
Wickes Furniture closing down
Levitz closing down remaining stores
Bombay closing remaining stores
Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January.
Whitehall closing all stores
Piercing Pagoda closing all stores
Disney closing 98 stores and will close more after January.
Home Depot closing 15 stores 1 in NJ (New Brunswick)
Macys to close 9 stores after January
Linens and Things closing all stores
Movie Galley closed 160 stores as part of reorganization plan to exit bankruptcy. The video rental company plans to close 400 of 3,500 Movie Gallery and Hollywood Video stores in addition to the 520 locations the video rental chain closed last fall
Pacific Sunware closing stores
Pep Boys Closing 33 stores
Sprint/ Nextel closing 133 stores
JC Penney closing a number of stores after January
Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores.
Wilson Leather closing down all stores, is converting the remaining stores into a new women’s accessories concept
Sharper Image closing down all stores
K B Toys closing 356 stores
Loews to close down some stores
Dillard’s to close some stores
Circuit City closing 155 stores
