2015 Store Closing Roundup - Office Depot, Radio Shack, Barnes & Noble

U.S. Retail Chain Store Closing Plans and Total Numbers - U.S. and Global

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Office Depot, Radio Shack, and Barnes & Noble are just some of the largest U.S. retail chains that have announced store closings and downsizing plans for the calendar year of 2015. In fact, even before the end of 2014, U.S. retail industry companies had already announced store closing and downsizing plans that would be taking place in 2015 and beyond.

What follows is a complete roundup of U.S. retail chain store closing plans, and total numbers of store closings that retail chains have announced will take place in the U.S. and globally. Information for this 2015 Store Closing List was obtained from reports made available to the general public through news reports, corporate documents, and company press releases, and will be compiled and aggregated as new information is released throughout 2015.

This 2015 U.S. Retail Store Closings list is arranged numerically according to the number of store closings. The number in the left column is the total number of stores that have been designated for closing in the calendar year of 2015 and beyond. The latest additions are indicated with bold lettering. This list was last updated on January 26, 2015.

See also: 2015 Store Closings Arranged Alphabetically >>

2015 Store Closings - Complete List of U.S. Retailers Closing Stores, Downsizing Chains, and Retail Company Bankruptcies:

400 Office Depot / Office Max (by 2016)

338 Wet Seal

300 Deb Shops

265 Body Central

250 Office Depot (2015)

225 Staples (through 2015)

223 Barnes & Noble (through 2023)

200 Radio Shack (through 2017)

180 Abercrombie & Fitch (by 2015)

175 Aeropostale (“over the next several years”)

170 Jones Group (by mid-2014 )

150 American Eagle Outfitters (through 2017)