#retail-closures

#retail-closures

Mistrial in Santa Rosa stabbing, Starbucks closures and layoffs, Cal Fire mountain checks, hit-and-run collision, recovered body ID, ICE raid lawsuit, and new tariffs.

JD Sports closed 13 UK shops after first-half sales fell 2.5% to £5.94bn and adjusted pre-tax profit dropped 13.5% amid strained consumer finances.

Amazon closed all 19 UK Fresh stores after public pushback over unreliable 'Just Walk Out' AI tracking and widespread privacy and access concerns.

Bodycare will close all 56 remaining stores, causing 444 job losses after administrators failed to find a buyer due to stock shortages and high costs.

Consumers encountered product safety alerts, major tech OS updates, retail footprint adjustments, cooling housing prices, and uneven household credit recovery.

Poor management decisions drive many retail chain failures, compounding economic pressures, inflation, and shifting consumer habits to cause widespread store closures in 2025.

Ten Beer Store locations across Ontario will close on September 14, marking a significant reduction in retail presence.