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How many Grocery and Supermarket Stores have closed in Aug 2020?
There have been a total of 81 grocery and supermarket closures in the United States during August 2020. The states with the most number of store closures in the US are Florida, Illinois, Missouri, and Michigan with 7 store closures in each state.
ScrapeHero Data Store monitors the location data of 89 grocery and supermarket brands in the USA. We found that 17 of those grocery and supermarket brands had to close stores in August 2020.
Download the complete list of store closures
You can download the complete list of grocery and supermarket store closure locations used for this report, as an Excel file, along with geocoded address, phone numbers and providers from our data store.
The list of stores closures for Grocery and Supermarket Stores in this dataset are – 7eleven, ACME, ALDI, Associated Food Stores, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, Food Lion, Hy-Vee, Jewel Osco, Kroger, Pick n Save, Publix, Save A Lot, Schnucks, Walmart, and Wawa.
Other chains included are – Ace Hardware, Aarons, Bed Bath and Beyond, BigLots, Chevron ExtraMile, Fastenal, Francescas, Macys, Purple, Rainbow Shops, Saloom, and Sleep Number
Number of Grocery and Supermarket Store Closures by State
The states with the most number of store closures for grocery and supermarket chains in the US are Florida, Illinois, Missouri and Michigan with 7 store closures each. Together these states account for 34.5% of total grocery and supermarket store closures in the US.
States with the most Grocery and Supermarket Store Closures
| State | Locations |
| Florida | 7 |
| Illinois | 7 |
| Missouri | 7 |
| Michigan | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 |
Top Cities with most Grocery and Supermarket Store Closures
| City | State | Number of Store Closures |
| Chicago | Illinois | 5 |
| St Louis | Missouri | 3 |
| Cleveland | Ohio | 2 |
| Dallas | Texas | 2 |
| Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 2 |
| Weirton | West Virginia | 2 |
| Minneapolis | Minnesota | 2 |
Top Grocery and Supermarket Store Closure Chain in Aug 2020
7-Eleven (18) has had most number of closures in August. Followed by are Dollar General with 14 store closures and ALDI with 12 store closures.
| Chain | Store Closures |
| 7-Eleven | 18 |
| Dollar General | 14 |
| ALDI | 12 |
| Save A Lot | 10 |
| Schnucks | 6 |
Download this Dataset
ScrapeHero Data Store provides the location data of hundreds of brands spread across a variety of industries that include – Automotive, Healthcare, Fast Food and more. You can subscribe to our store data plans and get datasets with data points such as store openings, store closures, parking availability, in-store pickup option, services, subsidiaries, nearest competitor store and much more.
You can download the full dataset used for this analysis from our data store. Here is a random and small sample of records for you to look at the fields and the data that we provide:
| Name | Store Name | Latitude | Longitude | Address | City | State | Zip Code | County | Category | Updated Date | Country | Status |
| Hy Vee | Saint Peter Hy-Vee | 44.3367 | -93.9506 | 1002 Old Minnesota Ave, Saint Peter, MN, 56082 | Saint Peter | MN | 56082 | Nicollet | Department & Grocery Store | 8/31/2020 | USA | Closed |
| Walmart | Princeton Store | 40.303211 | -74.676952 | 101 Nassau Park Blvd, Princeton, NJ, 08540 | Princeton | NJ | 8540 | Mercer | Department & Grocery Store | 8/31/2020 | USA | Closed |
| Family Dollar | Family Dollar #2325 | 44.94862137 | -93.25928673 | 1010 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407 | Minneapolis | MN | 55407 | Hennepin | Department & Grocery Store | 8/31/2020 | USA | Closed |
| Dollar General | Dollar General # 3186 | 36.21294983 | -80.29989101 | 1019 Bethania Rural Hall, Rural Hall, NC, 27045 | Rural Hall | NC | 27045 | Forsyth | Department & Grocery Store | 8/31/2020 | USA | Closed |
| Food Lion | Food Lion Grocery Store Of China Grove | 35.56549835 | -80.57810211 | 106 S Us 29 Hwy, China Grove, NC, 28023 | China Grove | NC | 28023 | Rowan | Department & Grocery Store | 8/31/2020 | USA | Closed |
| Publix | Shoppes Of Lake Village | 28.82382 | -81.781038 | 10601 Us Highway 441 Ste D, Leesburg, FL, 34788 | Leesburg | FL | 34788 | Lake | Department & Grocery Store | 8/31/2020 | USA | Closed |
* Open hours are not displayed in the table above as it is too big to show on a reasonably sized screen
Impact of Covid on Grocery chains and Malls
As more sales shift online, retailers are using their stores as mini-distribution centers. Simon Property Group, the biggest mall owners in the US is in talks with Amazon to convert ailing department stores into open warehouses. If the outcome comes true, Amazon may use these vacant spaces as an opportunity to open more of its grocery stores like Whole Foods Markets.
This could be a positive move as the retail landscape has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Mall owners such as Simon are struggling to find new uses for retail space when only a few retailers are still growing. For Amazon, filling that mall space is about shortening the distance between where customers live and its warehouses.
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