Chain restaurants are closing hundreds of locations across the US in 2026. See the list.

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The signage for Wendy's restaurant is shown in Brampton, Ontario, on August 22, 2025. (Photo by Mike Campbell/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The signage for Wendy's restaurant is shown in Brampton, Ontario, on August 22, 2025. (Photo by Mike Campbell/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Restaurant chain K&W Cafeteria abruptly closes all its locations after 88-year run

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K&W Cafeteria shuttered all of its locations this week.

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Walgreens is closing 1,200 stores

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Walgreens said it will close 500 locations next year.

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These retailers are bucking the trend and opening stores in San Francisco despite the city's 'doom loop'

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There has been an exodus of retailers in downtown San Francisco, with a Nordstrom branch being among the recent closures.

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The decline of Boston Market: Why the chain that sparked the rotisserie chicken craze has closed dozens of stores

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A man reads a stop work order posted on the door of a Boston Market restaurant in Hackensack, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.
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