Store Closure Watch logged 369 retail and facility closure events for the week of June 22–28, 2026 — 294 closures, 48 bankruptcies, 22 layoffs, and 4 restructurings. Casual dining led the week, with a wave of restaurant closures and the Popeyes–Hooters restructuring accounting for more than 20 combined records.
By the numbers
The Big Story
Casual dining drove the week of June 22–28, 2026. Restaurants and bars accounted for 137 of the 369 events, the single largest sector by a wide margin. The retreat spanned both independent operators and national chains working through restructurings: Popeyes recorded 13 events and Hooters nine, with the two brands' restructurings accounting for more than 20 combined records as franchise operators consolidated locations.
The casual-dining names extended well beyond fast food. Claim Jumper Steakhouse & Bar closed four Southern California locations, and On The Border Mexican Grill, Not Your Average Joe's, Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse, Red Lobster, and TGI Fridays all appeared across multiple markets — a continuation of the sit-down segment's contraction that has defined 2026.
Away from restaurants, the week's heaviest job losses came from manufacturing. Tire and industrial plants tied to BFGoodrich, Goodyear, Campbell's, and Stanley Black & Decker filed WARN notices covering hundreds to thousands of positions each. Elsewhere, Saks Global's bankruptcy moved through effective status across its Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Saks Off 5th banners, Apple confirmed a round of store closures, Wells Fargo continued branch consolidation, and the Mardel Christian & Education chain wound down.
Sector Breakdown
- Restaurants & Bars — 137 events. The dominant sector, led by Popeyes, Hooters, Applebee's, and a long tail of independent grills and taverns.
- Manufacturing & Industrial — 26 events. Tire plants, paper converting facilities, and food-production sites drove the week's WARN filings and largest headcounts.
- Grocery & Convenience — 18 events. Regional grocers, bakeries, and specialty food distributors, including Heinen's, Schwebel's, and Amazon Fresh.
- Retail — Mall & Department — 16 events. Mall-anchor and department closures, including Saks banners, Ulta Beauty, and West Marine.
- Apparel & Fashion — 13 events. Coach, Lord + Taylor, Nordstrom Rack, and Tommy Bahama among the confirmed store closures.
- Financial Services — 8 events. Bank branch consolidation led by Wells Fargo, plus mortgage and call-center closures.
Notable Individual Events
- BFGoodrich / Michelin — Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Confirmed tire-plant closure with a WARN filing covering roughly 1,200 jobs, the week's largest single facility loss.
- Goodyear — Gadsden, Alabama. Tire-and-rubber plant closure recorded as effective, one of several Deep South industrial exits this week.
- Campbell's — Jeffersonville, Indiana. Confirmed snacks-manufacturing closure with a WARN filing covering 111 positions.
- Skylark Meats — Omaha, Nebraska. Confirmed closure with a WARN filing covering 218 jobs.
- Stanley Black & Decker — Gallatin, Tennessee. Confirmed closure, WARN-filed, covering 116 positions in one of the week's top states by record count.
- Vine Hospitality — Larkspur, California. Confirmed closure with a WARN filing covering 365 jobs across the hospitality group.
- Apple — Towson, Maryland. Confirmed store closure, part of a multi-store round the company moved on this week.
- Saks Global — New York metro. The Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Saks Off 5th bankruptcy advanced to effective status.
Methodology
Store Closure Watch records are AI-extracted from company announcements, WARN notices, court dockets, and news coverage, then audited with an independent verification pass and cross-referenced against state WARN filings before publication. Every record carries a source link and confidence flag. Public roundups report chain names and city or metro areas only; street addresses, coordinates, and per-record source links are available to subscribers. Learn more about how the data pipeline works.
Figures reflect the dataset as of July 3, 2026, following weekly deduplication and quality review.