Retail’s Future Looks Gloomier: 25,000 Closings Could Be Coming About 4,000 Planned So Far This Year as Companies File for Bankruptcy or Shut Forever Retailers including GNC are closing stores across the United States. (Getty Images) By Jennifer Waters CoStar News June 9, 2020 | 8:21 P.M. An estimated 25,000 retail stores across the United States are expected to go dark this year, breaking last