Colorado store closures — October 2026
Store Closure Watch has tracked 293 verified closure events in Colorado (149 in 2026, 32 earlier, 107 undated), including 38 with a WARN notice. Source: Four Lights Analytics.
Data updated: October 24, 2026
By event type
- Closure265
- Bankruptcy18
- Layoff9
- Restructuring1
Top sectors
- Restaurant & Food Service98
- Retail94
- Office & Services37
- Logistics / Warehouse22
- Industrial / Manufacturing18
This page shows a public summary of 293 Colorado closure events. 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.
Chains closing in Colorado
Top Colorado cities
- Denver81
- Colorado Springs35
- Fort Collins19
- Aurora14
- Lakewood10
- Boulder8
- Loveland7
- Grand Junction6
- Pueblo6
- Centennial6
Colorado briefs
Closer looks at what closed in Colorado and what the records show.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
At least 9 sawmills and wood-products mills in 9 states closed or set a closing date in 2026. Four have dates still ahead.
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.
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.
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.
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Colorado closures — FAQ
- How many stores are closing in Colorado?
- Four Lights Analytics has tracked 293 verified closure events in Colorado, including 38 with a WARN notice. Source: Store Closure Watch, updated 2026-10-24.
- Which cities in Colorado have the most closures?
- The Colorado cities with the most tracked closures are Denver, Colorado Springs, and Fort Collins. Source: Four Lights Analytics Store Closure Watch.
- Which chains are closing stores in Colorado?
- Chains with the most tracked Colorado closures include Starbucks, Big 5 Sporting Goods, and Eagle Rock Distributing Company. Address-level data for every location is available to subscribers at storeclosurewatch.com.
- Which restaurants are closing in Colorado?
- Restaurant & Food Service is the most-affected sector in Colorado, with 98 tracked closure events, followed by Retail (94) and Office & Services (37). Source: Store Closure Watch, updated 2026-10-24.
- How do I track competitor closures in Colorado?
- Store Closure Watch tracks every verified Colorado closure weekly — 2 were added in the most recent week. This page shows the chain and sector mix; the subscriber file adds street address, city, event date, sector, and WARN status for each event, so operators can filter to their own trade areas. Delivered every Monday as CSV and Excel. Source: Four Lights Analytics.
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