Store Closures

Redbox has officially seen its days. Nationwide, Redbox is closing all kiosks after its parent company files for bankruptcy.

It appears big changes are afoot for Walgreens as their leader just stated they're planning to close a large percentage of locations with that number likely topping 2,000. The question is how many Missouri locations will be affected?

This teen apparel chain used to be in malls everywhere and many Missouri and Illinois stores have survived - until now. The company has just announced they are bankrupt and will be permanently closing all of their Missouri and Illinois stores.

One of the largest craft and fabric retailers in the country officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with 35 locations in Illinois. What does the future look like for Joann Fabrics?

Walgreens announced they'll be shutting down their downtown Rockford location at 1201 E State Street later this month.

Many companies are going through a bit of upheaval and Walgreens is definitely among them. They just announced a rash of layoffs including many store locations being closed and there's already one confirmed to shut their doors in Illinois.

2023 was another tough year for retail and that even included major retailers like Walmart. In 2023 alone, they closed more stores in Illinois than any other state and they've already begun closing some locations in 2024. Will Illinois once again see more of these neighborhood big box stores putting "we're closed" on the front doors?

It must be a bad year for a lot of national chains. Just like Walmart and David's Bridal, Best Buy just announced a ton of store closures and Illinois made the list.

The last 18 months the Stateline has endured a large number of store closings and it looks like the trend could continue into the rest of 2017.

It's hard to believe that we've lost so many retail stores in such little time. Which one was your favorite?