Data as of Oct 17, 2026Rebuilt every Monday
The Store Count
An independent count of America’s chain stores, sourced, dated and graded
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Specialty retail: store counts and closures

The 5 specialty retail chains we grade have 19,945 US locations between them as of Oct 17, 2026. Over the past 12 months, 3 of them grew and 1 shrank on their store locators. O'Reilly Auto Parts is the largest, with about 6,590 stores. Joann and Party City closed their last stores in May 2025 and February 2025.

How the specialty retail chains changed in the past year

O'Reilly Auto Parts▲ 2.9%Hobby Lobby▲ 2.6%Bath & Body Works▲ 1.6%AutoZone▼ 0.0%
12-month change on each chain’s store locator. Paler bars are estimates, not yet anchored to a company count.

Every specialty retail chain we track

ChainSectorUS count12 monthsPast yearGradeStatus
Hobby LobbySpecialty retailabout 1,100▲ 2.6%
estimate		BGrowing
GameStopSpecialty retail1,598
company, Jan 31, 2026		–CShrinking
Bath & Body WorksSpecialty retailabout 1,820▲ 1.6%BStable
Advance Auto PartsSpecialty retailabout 4,050–BStable
AutoZoneSpecialty retail6,390▼ 0.0%BGrowing
O'Reilly Auto PartsSpecialty retailabout 6,590▲ 2.9%AGrowing

Counts as of each chain’s latest clean weekly run (up to Oct 17, 2026), rounded to three significant figures. Grey rows are estimates: the company’s own count, shown because its store locator isn’t reliable enough right now. “Estimate” changes aren’t anchored to a company count yet.

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