Brick and mortar stores have been on the decline for years now. Many stores, like the following ones, began shutting down locations even before the pandemic. Here are the stores that began to close their doors in 2019, before COVID hit.
Sears
Sears Holdings, which owns both Sears and Kmart stores, announced that about 89 of their stores will be closed down by March 2019. The majority of the stores were located in Texas and Florida.
H&M
While H&M has enjoyed plenty of success outside of the United States, it has struggles significantly to continue its growth in the U.S. The company revealed that in 2019, about 160 of their stores will be shutting down. On the bright side, they are opening up 355 new stores, mainly outside of the U.S.