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Store Closings and Openings - Retail Recession and Expansion Numbers

Get a complete picture of U.S. retail expansion and recession with these lists of updated industry numbers. Updated data of store closings, openings, and layoffs can be found here.
2009 U.S. Retail Store Closings in Calendar Year 2009 - Complete Closing List
This complete list of store closings by multi-unit U.S. retailers in calendar year 2009 is arranged alphabetically and updated regularly. Discover which retail chains are downsizing, liquidating, or going out of business altogether. This is a companion to the 2009 Store Closings list which is sorted according to total number of stores closed.
2009 Retail Store Closings: Complete List of Retailers Going Out of Business
Find a complete and ongoing list of retailers that are closing their stores and going out of business in 2009.
Recession Expansions: Complete List of 2009 U.S. Retail Industry Store Openings
While 2009 is a record-breaking year for retail store closings, many top U.S. retailers are opening stores and gaining market share on their weakened competitors. This complete list of 2009 U.S. retail store openings reveals which top retail chains are focused on expansion in the midst of recession.
2009 U.S. Retail Industry Store Openings, Complete List, Arranged by Alphabet
This complete list of U.S. retail store openings reveals which top retail chains were busy expanding instead of recessing in 2009. See the hundreds of top U.S. retailer chains that opened new stores in 2009 in order to gain market share on their weakened competitors here.
2010 Store Openings: Complete List of U.S. Retail Industry Future Expansion
This complete list of 2010 U.S. retail industryn store openings reveals which top retail chains are anticipating an economic turnaround and planning for their expansion beyond recession.
New Restaurant Chains Expand In Recession Despite Declining Same Store Sales
A significant number of retail eateries have been expanding in recession and opening new stores despite declining sales numbers and economic conditions. This is a comprehensive list of emerging restaurant chains which have added new units since the recession officially began in December, 2007.
2009 Retail Industry Job Cuts: Top U.S. Retailing Employee Layoffs, Unemployment
After an historic sales decline in the 2008 holiday season, it has been predicted that the U.S. Retail Industry will layoff retail employees and cut retail jobs in large numbers. This is a running tally of the retail jobs that have been eliminated in 2009 as retailers downsize, reduce their work force, scale back, retrench, and struggle to survive.
2010 Retail Store Closings: U.S. Retailers Downsizing or Going Out of Business
Find a complete and ongoing list of U.S. retailers that are closing stores, downsizing their chains, liquidating their inventory, or going out of business in 2010.
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