General Motors
No contracts with car dealerships will be renewed
Chrysler
25% of dealers are being shut down in the US.
Pier 1 Imports
The company has reported at up to 80 stores will be closing in the coming months
Starbucks
900 US Stores are closing, the majority of which are very new.
Ann Taylor
163 will be closing by the end of the 2010 fiscal year
Macys
11 stores will be closing after a $30 million loss in 2008.
Home Depots Expo Design Centers
All 34 centers will close
Circuit City
All stores have closed and the company has filed for bankruptcy
American Greetings
14% of the 415 stores, 60 stores, will be closing
Ruby Tuesday
70 locations will be closing
Sportsmans Warehouse
The stores are located in 29 states. They have announced that 23 stores will close and 15 will be sold.
Iridesse
Parent company Tiffany & Co. will close all 16 Iridesse stores that have suffered losses due to low sales.
Fortunoff
The Fifth Avenue store as well as the 57th Street store have closed and will liquidate its inventory.
Phillips-Van Heusen
This is the company that owns Calvin Klein, Izod, and Van Heusen clothing. It announced that 175 stores will close, cut its warehouse capacity and cut other expenses such as for marketing and travel.
Yankee Candle
28 stores will close.
Virgin Megastore
All stores in the US have closed
Supervalus Cub Foods
50 grocery stores that Supervalu owns will close. The chains it owns include Albertsons Shop n Save, Shaws Star, and Cub Foods
Goodys Family Clothing
Goodys is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will liquidate all of its 282 stores.
Sweetbay Supermarkets
7 unprofitable grocery stores are closing
World Market
Parent company Cost Plus has decided to close 26 of the World Market stores and leave 8 markets.
Oneida
20 outlet stores in North America are closing
S&K Famous Brands
The company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and have begun to liquidate the merchandise in 30 stores and will close them in the coming reorganization.
Famous Footwear
30 of 35 stores are closing in 2009
Claires
119 stores have closed
Kira Plastinina
The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009 and will close all US stores.
Whole Foods and Wild Oats
13 stores are being sold, 12 of which are Wild Oats stores and 1 is a Whole Foods store.
Bealls
12 outlet stores out of 500 are closing.
Gap
100 stores are closing and 50 new stores are opening
Sams Club in Canada
All Sams Club stores are closing in Canada, with a loss of 1,200 jobs
Bassett Furniture