On February 13, 2025, a customer shops in a JOANN Fabric and Crafts store slated to close in Miami, Florida. The company announced it will be closing approximately 500 of its roughly 850 locations across the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
The parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue has agreed to buy rival luxury department store Neiman Marcus. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption
A Tractor Supply Company store pictured in Pittsburgh in 2023. The chain announced a series of changes, including eliminating its DEI roles, in response to conservative backlash. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
An employee arranges a digital price tag for vegetables at the Whole Foods store in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
An Express store promotes deep sales in Valley West Mall in Iowa, in January 2020. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
A shopper pushes two carts during last year's Black Friday sale at a Best Buy store in Overland Park, Kan. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption
In 2019, Barneys New York went under. But its name lives on under a new owner that specializes in buying and recharging dying brands. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
A pedestrian walks by REI's flagship store in New York, where last year workers formed the company's first union. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Shoppers stand outside a Bed Bath & Beyond store in New Jersey. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption
Bed Bath & Beyond has lost shoppers and money after a series of ineffective or mistimed turnaround attempts. It has also exhausted numerous financial lifelines. Shown here is a Bed Bath & Beyond store in Westbury, New York. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images hide caption
People shop at a mall in Houston. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 15: Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel speaks during a news briefing on the release of new economic reports at Ford House Office Building on February 15, 2023 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
People shop at Walmart on Black Friday 2022 in Dunwoody, Ga. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images hide caption
Bed Bath & Beyond warns that it's exploring all options, including filing for bankruptcy protection. Paul Sakuma/AP hide caption