Signet Jewelers
Signet Jewelers is the parent company of many well known jewelry stores such as Zales, Kay Jewelers, and Jared The Galleria of Jewelry. After struggling with its 2018 season, the company decided to close down 150 locations in order to try to recover its losses. The company is focusing on closing down its mall locations.
Fred’s
Fred’s discount chain has been struggling hard recently. The retail chain has announced that it is shutting down about 1/3 of all of its locations, mainly in the Southeast. Fred’s was hoping to buy leftover stores after the planned Walgreens-Rite Aid merger plan, however the merger never came to fruition.