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40,000 -- projected store closures for US retail sector (2026)
UBS analysts project that tariff pressures and ecommerce growth could lead to more than 40,000 retail store closures over the next five years.
- Projected as 'more than 40,000'
- Driven by tariff pressures combined with ecommerce growth
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40,000
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2026
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UBS
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US retail sector: 40,000 projected store closures. Source: UBS (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/store-closures-ubs-2026
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