Retailers Opening the Most Stores in 2025 [Video]

Several major retailers have announced plans to open new stores across the U.S. in 2025, with one well-known retailer planning to create more than 1,000 locations.

Why It Matters

Retailers opening new stores bucks the trend of closures reported in recent years. Numerous retailers have shuttered bricks and mortar stores, with CBS reporting that closures jumped by 69 percent in November 2024 when compared with a year earlier.

While the U.S. economy is faring better now than it has in recent years, some retailers have been struggling to recover from pandemic era changes and heightened inflation. The rise of e-commerce has been spurred on by its convenience and coronavirus lockdowns, as well as consumers spending less during periods of high inflation.

What To Know

Dollar General and Dollar Tree have by far the largest expansion plans earmarked for 2025, with 1,300 stores in the works by the end of the current fiscal year, September 30. Numerous other brands have …