Stores closing in 2026: the list

Pizza Hut

Announced or reported (Feb 4, 2026): About 250 underperforming US restaurants to close in the first half of 2026, part of the “Hut Forward” turnaround. Nation’s Restaurant News · QSR Magazine

On the store locator: −211 since Jan 3, 2026 (estimate); about 6,260 locations now B.

Pizza Hut ended 2025 with 6,307 US restaurants, according to QSR Magazine.

Wendy’s

Announced or reported (Jun 28, 2026): Wendy’s own US count fell from 5,969 restaurants at the end of 2025 to 5,724 on June 28, 2026: 245 fewer in six months. SEC Form 10-Q

with 5,724 Wendy’s restaurants in operation in the U.S.

On the store locator: +1 since Jan 3, 2026; about 5,860 locations now A.

The store locator moved much less over the same period, so the gap is worth watching: either closed restaurants are still listed, or the locator counts restaurants the company doesn’t.

Starbucks

Announced or reported (Sep 22, 2026): Starbucks will close about 1% of its more than 18,000 North American coffeehouses, most of them by the end of its fiscal year (late September 2026). SEC Form 8-K, Item 2.05

will close approximately 1% of its more than 18,000 North America coffeehouses that do not deliver the coffeehouse experience and financial performance expected of the brand

On the store locator: not comparable this year: the count rose after the store-locator scraper restarted in November 2025, which looks like stores coming back into the scrape rather than new openings; about 16,800 locations now B.

The count covers the US and Canada and includes licensed stores. Starbucks closed company-operated US stores in fiscal 2025 too (620 closed, 509 opened).

Grocery Outlet

Announced or reported (Mar 2, 2026): A plan to close 36 underperforming stores during fiscal 2026. Grocery Outlet reported 547 stores on July 4, 2026, down from 570 on January 3. SEC Form 8-K, Item 2.05 · SEC Form 10-Q (547 stores)

provides for the closure of 36 financially underperforming stores

On the store locator: −13 since Jan 3, 2026; 529 stores now A.

Kohl’s

Announced or reported (Aug 1, 2026): Kohl’s reported 1,151 stores on August 1, 2026, two fewer than at the start of its fiscal year and 24 fewer than in February 2025. SEC Form 10-Q

Kohl's is a leading omnichannel retailer operating 1,151 stores and a website (www.Kohls.com) as of August 1, 2026.

On the store locator: −3 since Jan 3, 2026; 1,150 stores now A.

Macy’s

Announced or reported (Jan 31, 2026): Macy’s nameplate stores fell from 450 to 432 in fiscal 2025. The company has said about 150 locations are planned for closure under its “Bold New Chapter” strategy. SEC Form 10-K

approximately 150 locations planned for closure as part of the A Bold New Chapter strategy

On the store locator: no reliable store-locator count.

Macy’s store locator has been unreliable since mid-2026, so we don’t publish a weekly Macy’s count.

Best Buy

Announced or reported (Jan 31, 2026): Best Buy’s US (Domestic segment) stores fell from 957 to 926 in its fiscal year to January 31, 2026. SEC Form 10-K

Total Domestic store count | 926

On the store locator: no reliable store-locator count.

GameStop

Announced or reported (Jan 31, 2026): GameStop’s US stores fell from 2,325 to 1,598 in its fiscal year to January 31, 2026: 727 fewer, almost a third. SEC Form 10-K

As of January 31, 2026, we had a total of 2,206 stores across all of our segments: 1,598 in the United States

On the store locator: no reliable store-locator count.

Walgreens

Announced or reported (May 31, 2025): A closure program of about 900 to 1,000 stores, mostly in the US, by the end of fiscal 2027 (August 2027), announced before Walgreens was taken private. SEC Form 10-Q

The Footprint Optimization Program includes plans to close approximately 900 to 1,000 stores primarily across the U.S. by the end of fiscal 2027.

On the store locator: −61 since Jan 3, 2026 (estimate); about 7,880 stores now B.