Briefs
Store closure briefs
Short, verified write-ups on specific closures and the trends behind them — which locations, when, and the context — each drawn from that week's file. A brief is a living page: when the count changes, the page changes and the change is listed on it.
50 food and beverage plants have closed or set a closing date in 2026. Moving the work to other plants is the most common reason given.
50 food and drink plants in 25 states have closed or set a 2026 closing date. Of the 34 whose source gives a reason, 14 are moving the work to other plants, the most common reason.
Crumbl is closing stores in 2026: 21 closings we can name, 10 more stores off its locator, a franchisee bankruptcy, and "declining sales"
Crumbl, the pink-box cookie chain, is shrinking. Restaurant Business reported on October 19 that Crumbl has closed 65 locations since April 30 and opened 15, for 50 net closures.
Chains removed 275 stores from their own store locators in five weeks. KFC removed 41 in one week, the most we have recorded
Between Sept. 26 and Oct. 24, our weekly checks found 275 stores that 44 chains removed from their own online store locators, across 42 states.
13 enclosed malls closed or set a closing in 2026, and more are in receivership
At least 13 enclosed malls in 11 states closed their interiors in 2026 or, during 2026, set a date to close. Five more malls went into receivership, foreclosure or liquidation.
26 restaurant franchisee bankruptcy filings in 2026
The brands are not filing; their operators are. Twenty-six franchisee bankruptcy filings by 21 operators this year across Popeyes, Applebee's, Subway, Hardee's, Carl's Jr., Wendy's, Denny's, Village Inn and more, every one anchored to a court docket.
Why independent grocers are closing: rising costs, owners with no one to sell to, and bigger competitors
43 independent and franchise-run grocery stores in our records have a 2026 closing date. Of the 25 that said why, 8 pointed to rising costs (utilities, meat, rent, wages), 8 to an owner retiring or leaving, and 7 to competition from larger chains.
66 U.S. plants have a closing date still ahead. The most common reason given is moving the work to another plant.
We count 66 plants whose owners have set a closing date after October 19, across 26 states: 12 in October, 10 in November, 26 in December, 18 in 2027.
The building-products side is contracting: 12 distributors, mills and plants closing in 2026
Twelve US building-products distributors, sawmills, cabinet plants, tile and window manufacturers closed or filed this year across 15 states, while Lowe's and Home Depot cut at head office instead of closing stores.
7-Eleven said 645 stores in fiscal 2026. We can name 53, and by our math on the published breakdowns, a third to half of the 645 are conversions, not closures
7-Eleven's parent announced in April that 645 North American stores would close in fiscal 2026, which runs from March 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027.
The Picklr's bankruptcy is about lease guarantees, its CEO says. Four Picklr clubs closed, folded or are set to close this year, and three other pickleball clubs closed
Picklr Inc., the franchisor behind The Picklr indoor pickleball clubs, filed for Chapter 11 in the Northern District of Texas on Oct. 9.
18 Amazon delivery contractors closed or filed for bankruptcy in 2026
In 2026, at least 18 of the small companies in Amazon's Delivery Service Partner program have closed or filed for bankruptcy, across 12 states. Five more closings are still ahead.
At least 117 brewery and taproom locations closed or are closing in 2026
At least 117 brewery and taproom locations in 33 states closed, announced a closing or filed for bankruptcy in 2026. Many are a single taproom of a brewer that is still in business.
Hemp and THC shops are closing under new state laws, with a federal deadline next
At least 12 hemp and THC retailers closed or announced closings in 2026 and pointed to new state or federal rules on THC products. Together they covered 21 storefronts in 8 states.
9 RV, boat and trailer plants closed, are closing or were folded into other plants in 2026
At least 9 RV, boat and trailer manufacturing sites in 7 states closed, are closing, were consolidated into other plants or were liquidated in 2026. They belong to six companies.
9 sawmills and wood-products mills closed or set a closing in 2026
At least 9 sawmills and wood-products mills in 9 states closed or set a closing date in 2026. Four have dates still ahead.
Starbucks is closing about 250 cafes in North America. We can name 190 of them in the U.S.
We can now name 190 of the U.S. cafes, across 31 states and Washington, D.C., up from 147 when this page was first published. Many closed the weekend of September 26.
Chip City closed its last shops overnight. We can name 14 of them
Chip City, the New York cookie chain, closed all of its remaining shops at the end of business on Thursday, October 1, 2026, and confirmed it the next day.
Leslie's is closing stores in Chapter 11. We can name 46 of them
Leslie's, the Phoenix-based pool and spa supply chain, filed for Chapter 11 in Houston on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. We can name 46 of the closing stores, in California, Texas, Arizona and Connecticut.
T.J. Maxx closures in 2026: what we know
Three T.J. Maxx stores have closed or been reported closing in 2026. That is not a closure program.
82 trucking companies filed for bankruptcy in 2026
We count 82 trucking companies that filed in 2026, from one-truck operators to regional fleets with more than a hundred trucks.
31 wineries, vineyards and tasting rooms have closed, are closing or filed for bankruptcy in 2026
The cutbacks reach from the largest winemaker in the country to single tasting rooms. We count 31 wine producers so far this year, 16 of them in California.
16 grocery locations have a closing date. Twelve are head-office decisions, including four Winn-Dixie stores being converted or relocated
Sixteen grocery locations have a stated closing date, from this week into June 2027, across 11 states. Twelve are head-office decisions, four are independents.
17 bank branches across three banks have set a closing date
Seventeen branches have a closing date a source actually gives, between now and December 4, at Great Southern, Simmons and Huntington. Bigger programs exist without dates.
Essendant is shutting down: eight sites and 1,278 jobs, nearly all on October 3
Staples' wholesale arm is closing eight sites on or about October 3, its Illinois headquarters included, covering 1,278 jobs. Every figure sits on a state WARN notice.
19 independent hardware stores closed or announced closure in 2026
Nineteen independent hardware stores, lumber counters and home centers closed or announced closing this year across 15 states, plus two Ace operators in Chapter 11. Most closed for want of a buyer, not for want of trade.
O'Charley's closures: 33 confirmed by local reporting, out of a reported 44 to 49
O'Charley's shut its company-owned restaurants on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Reports put the total at 44 to 49; these are the 33 a local outlet named, by state and address.
Republic National Distributing's wind-down: the WARN notices, state by state
RNDC has filed 30 WARN notices in 19 states and D.C. this year, 22 at a named site and 8 statewide, 6,329 positions on the notices we hold, counted once per notice; not additive, conditional ahead of asset sales.
The Dump is winding down all six stores outside Virginia
Haynes Furniture's outlet brand said on September 10, 2026 it will close Tempe, Atlanta, Lombard, Deerfield, Houston and Irving; the Virginia stores stay. Addresses and status for each.
Bahama Breeze in Florida: six closed in April, eight more converting through May 2027
Darden closed six Florida restaurants in April and is converting the rest to Olive Garden, Yard House and Chuy's on a published schedule. The last, Fort Myers, goes in May 2027.
CJ Logistics America is closing three warehouses in Illinois and Pennsylvania
Three plant-closing notices cover 202 jobs at University Park, Illinois and two Pennsylvania sites. All three close between September and November.
Denny's dropped six restaurants from its locator in one week
Six Denny's restaurants disappeared from the chain's store locator on September 5. Five are in the Twin Cities area. None has a closure announcement.
Fuzzy's Taco Shop has left Houston
Franchisee Nazarian Global Enterprises closed Katy, Kingwood and Sugar Land on August 30. It had opened all three within the previous 15 months.
JBS ended beef slaughter at Souderton on August 14; about 400 of 1,485 jobs stay
The June closure notice for the former MOPAC plant in Montgomery County became a conversion to case-ready packaging. JBS is investing $30 million over ten years.
Lululemon has closed two stores since late August
The 14-year-old Howell Mill Road store in Atlanta's West Midtown closed August 28 without notice. A pop-up in Fairhaven, Washington closed the same week.
Pappasito's is closing its original Houston restaurant after 43 years
The Richmond Avenue cantina opened in 1983 and closes September 13. Pappas Restaurants says every employee has been offered another position.
Republic National Distributing's Georgia wind-down: 558 jobs at two metro Atlanta facilities
Four WARN notices filed after the July 26 Chapter 11 cover the Cobb County headquarters and the Atlanta distribution facility. Permanent layoffs begin October 19.
Hickory Tavern closures 2026: four locations closed in one day
Three Charlotte-area restaurants and one in Columbia, SC closed August 23, a year after the Artistry Restaurants acquisition.
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