Title: Companies That Closed Stores or Went out of Business in 2019 | Cheapism.com
Headings: 27 Companies That Closed Stores in 2019
27 Companies That Closed Stores in 2019
The Retail Apocalypse
Payless ShoeSource
GNC
Gymboree and Crazy 8
Dressbarn
Fred's
Charlotte Russe
Family Dollar
Shopko
Things Remembered
Charming Charlie
Chico's
Gap
Avenue
Walgreens
GameStop
Destination Maternity
Forever 21
LifeWay Christian
Kitchen Collection
Signet Jewelers
Sears and Kmart
Performance Bicycle
Bed Bath & Beyond
Pier 1 Imports
Party City
Victoria's Secret
Office Depot

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Sears and Kmart
Stores closed or closing: 121
By the end of the year, another 121 Sears and Kmart stores are slated to be goners, according to Business Insider. The number is much larger than the 26 stores that the company had publicly announced in August would be closing and is based on company filings and local media reports. In an effort to innovate, new parent company Transform Holdco LLC has opened a few smaller-format stores focused on the chain's stronger categories like appliances and tools. 23 / 28
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Performance Bicycle
Stores closed or closing: 104
Cyclists lost one of the biggest nationwide bike retailers with the closure of all Performance Bicycle stores earlier this year. The chain's parent company filed for bankruptcy in fall 2018 in the hopes of salvaging at least half of its locations, but it wasn't to be. One of the new owners is a hedge fund that helped with the Toys "R" Us liquidation in 2018. 24 / 28
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Bed Bath & Beyond
Stores closed or closing: 60
New Jersey-based Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. announced this fall that it had added another 20 stores to its closings list, boosting the overall number to 60.