Store closing signs at a checkout counter of a Bed Bath and Beyond.
Bed Bath & Beyond closed 896 stores in 2023.
  • At least 20 major retailers have said they will close US stores in 2023, a combined total of 2,847 locations.
  • Rite Aid is the latest chain planning to shut down stores, joining a list that includes Amazon and Walmart.
  • Bed Bath & Beyond closed 896 locations amid bankruptcy — the most of any retailer on the list.

It's not exactly the retail apocalypse of prior years, but it's a shakeup nonetheless.

An Insider tally of announcements by 20 major retailers in 2023 finds as many as 2,847 stores set to close across the US.