Store & Business Closures in Boston — October 2026
As of October 24, 2026, Boston had 70 confirmed business closures — from national chains like Starbucks and Chip City to 42 other businesses. Source: Four Lights Analytics Store Closure Watch.
70 closure records (34 in 2026 · 5 earlier · 29 undated), 2025 to 2027.
Data updated: week of October 24, 2026
What's closing in Boston
- Retail27
- Restaurant & Food Service26
- Office & Services15
- Logistics / Warehouse2
Beyond the chains
other business closures
Shops, restaurants, and services unique to Boston in our data, including single-city chains — closures national chain trackers miss. Names, addresses, and sources for each are in the subscriber CSV.
This page shows a public summary of 70 Boston closures. Each Monday's file adds that week's new records in full — street addresses, WARN filings, court links, closing dates, and liquidation detail where available. It's what's new each week, not the whole history behind this page; for a specific market or date range, that's a custom data pull.
Notable closures in Boston
Chain names and general areas are public. Street addresses, coordinates, and source links are available to subscribers.
Starbucks
Boston · Confirmed closure
Address — subscribers only — available to subscribers
Chip City
Boston · Confirmed closure
Address — subscribers only — available to subscribers
Clover Food Lab
Boston · Confirmed closure
Address — subscribers only — available to subscribers
REI
Boston · Confirmed closure
Address — subscribers only — available to subscribers
Neiman Marcus
Boston · Confirmed closure
Address — subscribers only — available to subscribers
These are 5 recent closures — Store Closure Watch has tracked 70 closures in Boston across every year we cover. Subscribers get full detail on new closures as they're confirmed each week.
Boston briefs
Closer looks at what closed in Boston and what the records show.
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, 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.
Three T.J. Maxx stores have closed or been reported closing in 2026. That is not a closure program.
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.
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Boston store closures — FAQ
- How many store closures happened in Boston this month?
- Four Lights Analytics confirmed 70 business closures in Boston through October 2026 — from chains like Starbucks and Chip City to 42 other businesses, with Retail leading the sector mix. Data updated weekly. Source: Store Closure Watch.
- Which chains are closing locations in Boston?
- Recent confirmed chain closures in Boston include Starbucks, Chip City, and Clover Food Lab. Beyond the chains, 42 other business closures are also tracked. Full address-level data available to subscribers. Source: Four Lights Analytics Store Closure Watch, updated 2026-10-24.
- Which retail stores are closing in Boston?
- Boston's most-affected sector is Retail, with 27 tracked closure events. Next are Restaurant & Food Service (26) and Office & Services (15). Source: Four Lights Analytics Store Closure Watch, updated 2026-10-24.
- How do I find out which businesses are closing near me in Boston?
- This page lists Boston's tracked closures by chain and sector, and it is rebuilt every week. Operators tracking competitor closures in their own trade area need the specific locations — street address, event date, sector, and WARN status for each closure — which Store Closure Watch delivers in a weekly file every Monday. Source: Four Lights Analytics, updated 2026-10-24.
- Where can I find verified store closure data for Boston?
- Store Closure Watch by Four Lights Analytics delivers weekly verified, facility-level business closure data for Boston and 50+ U.S. markets. Data includes confirmed closures with source attribution and confidence flags. Subscribe at storeclosurewatch.com.
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