New York store closures — October 2026
Store Closure Watch has tracked 873 verified closure events in New York (500 in 2026, 85 earlier, 284 undated), including 81 with a WARN notice. Source: Four Lights Analytics.
Data updated: October 24, 2026
By event type
- Closure783
- Bankruptcy62
- Layoff15
- Other9
- Restructuring4
Top sectors
- Retail373
- Restaurant & Food Service290
- Office & Services70
- Industrial / Manufacturing43
- Logistics / Warehouse33
This page shows a public summary of 873 New York 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 New York
Top New York cities
- New York173
- Brooklyn73
- Buffalo26
- New York City23
- Rochester19
- Albany15
- Staten Island12
- Syracuse12
- Amherst8
- Manhattan8
New York briefs
Closer looks at what closed in New York and what the records show.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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'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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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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New York closures — FAQ
- How many stores are closing in New York?
- Four Lights Analytics has tracked 873 verified closure events in New York, including 81 with a WARN notice. Source: Store Closure Watch, updated 2026-10-24.
- Which cities in New York have the most closures?
- The New York cities with the most tracked closures are New York, Brooklyn, and Buffalo. Source: Four Lights Analytics Store Closure Watch.
- Which chains are closing stores in New York?
- Chains with the most tracked New York closures include GameStop, Starbucks, and FedEx. Address-level data for every location is available to subscribers at storeclosurewatch.com.
- Which retail stores are closing in New York?
- Retail is the most-affected sector in New York, with 373 tracked closure events, followed by Restaurant & Food Service (290) and Office & Services (70). Source: Store Closure Watch, updated 2026-10-24.
- How do I track competitor closures in New York?
- Store Closure Watch tracks every verified New York closure weekly — 23 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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