2009 Store Closings List

Bankruptcies and Liquidations:

Jan. 7, Goody's liquidates, closing 287 stores
Jan. 8, Against All Odds files for bankruptcy protection, operates 64 stores overall, plans to close West Coast stores
Jan. 13, Shane Co. files for bankruptcy, operates 23 stores
Jan. 14, Gottschalks files for bankruptcy, operates 58 stores, Update: March 31, Gottschalks will liquidate
Jan. 16, Circuit City to Liquidate, closing 567 stores
Feb. 6, Fortunoff, operates 20 stores
Feb. 6, Bruno's, operates 66 stores
Feb. 12, S&K Famous Brands, operates 136 stores; Update: Feb. 19, plans to close 30. Update: May 26, plans to close rest.
Feb. 17, Innovation Luggage, operates 10 stores
Feb. 23, Ritz Camera, operates about 800 stores; Update, April 6, closing 300 camera stores and 120 Boater's World stores, Update, July 13, Liquidation possible
March 6, Joe's Sports & Outdoor, operates 30 stores
March 25, Bi-Lo, operates 215 stores
April 13, Z Gallerie, operates 56 stores
April 13, Ultra Stores, operates 181 stores
May 5, Filene's Basement, operates 25 stores, sold 17 Update: Syms and Vornado buy the chain.
May 28, Anchor Blue, operates 177 stores, closing 50
May 29, Oilily, operates 33 stores, closed 8
June 17, Eddie Bauer, operates 371 stores
July 2, Crabtree & Evelyn, operates 126 stores
July 13, Basha's, operated 163 stores, closed 5, closing 10 more

Potential Bankruptcies & Liquidation Impact: 1,541 confirmed closures out of about 3,385 stores

Announced Closings

Jan. 8, New York & Co., 50 stores
Jan. 8, Macy's, 11 stores
Jan. 9, Supervalu, 50 stores
Jan. 13, Cost Plus, 26 stores
Jan. 20, Yankee Candle, 28 Illuminations stores
Jan. 21, Filene's Basement, 11 stores
Jan. 22, Phillips-Van Heusen, 175 stores
Jan 22, Brown Shoe, up to 35 Famous Footwear stores
Jan. 26, Home Depot, 48 stores
Jan. 29, Starbucks, 200 U.S. Stores (plus 100 international), Update:Starbucks keeps 30 stores open.
Jan. 29, Chico's, up to 25 stores
Feb. 9, Talbots, 20 stores
Feb. 24, Jimmy'Z, 11 stores
Feb. 24, Z. Gallerie, 25 stores
Feb. 25, Zale Corp., 115 stores
Feb. 26, Gap, 50 net closings
Feb. 27, Sears, 44 stores, Update: 28 stores
March 3, Virgin Megastores, 6 stores
March 6, Ann Taylor, 37 stores in 2009, 163 total by end of 2010; Update Augusut 3: 30 more stores in 2009
March 18, Drug Fair, 11 stores
March 23, Pier 1, 80 stores; Update: Only closing 31
April 3, Rite Aid, 117 stores
April 21, Kirkland's, up to 40 stores
April 29, Jones Apparel Group, 225 stores
June 8, J.Jill, 75 stores
June 16, Ruehl, 29 stores
July 9, Smith & Hawken, 56 stores
Sept. 9, Samsonite, about 86 stores
Sept. 9, Pacific Sunwear, 40 stores
Sept. 15, Blockbuster, up to 685 stores
Oct. 1, Game Crazy, 200 stores
Oct. 2, Inkstop, 152 stores

Total Closings: up to 2,742 U.S. stores

Potential Impact of All Announcements to Date: 4,283 closures out of up to 6,127 potentially affected U.S. stores