Big Lots, Family Dollar, Hooters, Red Lobster: Which chains have closed locations in 2024? (2024)

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Big Lots, Family Dollar, Hooters, Red Lobster: Which chains have closed locations in 2024? (1)

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It's been a year of empty parking lots and signs in windows. Major restaurant and retailer chains have been tightening their belts against financial losses and eliminating "underperforming" locations either as part of a reorganization, a new strategy, or a bankruptcy.

LL Flooring is the latest big chain to announce store closings. Formerly known as Lumber Liquidators, the Richmond, Virginia-based company will close 94 stores in more than 30 states (including Florida) as it files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Last week, Orlando-based restaurant chain Buca Di Beppo also filed for Chapter 11 after closing nearly 20% of its locations in the last month, citing rising costs and hiring difficulty. But they're just the latest.

Here are the major retail and food chains that have closed locations in Florida so far in 2024. Scroll to read by month, or click the names to jump to that listing.

| Best Buy | Big Lots | Buca di Beppo | Conn's HomePlus | Dollar Tree | Macy's | Express, Inc | Family Dollar | Hooters | LL Flooring | Red Lobster | rue21 | TGI Fridays | Tijuana Flats | Walgreens | Walmart

January: TGI Fridays closed 36 restaurants, including 2 in Florida

Casual dining chain TGI Fridays — sometimes referred to simply as Fridays — announced at the beginning of the year that they were selling several restaurants in the Northeast and closing 36 underperforming locations around the country, including two in Florida.

The two locations closed were in Ormond Beach and Royal Palm Beach, leaving 21 TGI Fridays in Florida.

February: Macy's announces plans to shut 150 stores nationwide

Macy's, the 166-year-old retail giant, announced in February it was closing 150 "unproductive" stores nationwide as part of a massive reorganization.

No list was released and to date, none of the 41 locations in Florida seem to have closed. There's even a new one opening in the Waterford Lakes Town Center in Orlando on Aug. 24.

March: Family Dollar, Dollar Tree closing almost 1,000 stores

Big Lots, Family Dollar, Hooters, Red Lobster: Which chains have closed locations in 2024? (3)

Big Lots, Family Dollar, Hooters, Red Lobster: Which chains have closed locations in 2024? (4)

Dollar Tree to close nearly 1,000 Family Dollar stores

Dollar Tree has announced that it will shutter nearly 1,000 Family Dollar stores due to underperformance issues.

Ubiquitous discount store Family Dollar announced it would be closing about 600 stores over the first half of 2024, with another 370Family Dollar storesand 30Dollar Treestores closing over the next several years as leases expire.

No official list has been released, butmarketing website Usearch lists the following Florida Dollar Stores as having closed this year:

  • Jacksonville:
    • 6765 Dunn Ave
    • 744 Edgewood Ave N
    • 6044 Merrill Rd
    • 7001 Merrill Rd
    • 1556 Monument Rd
    • 233 E State St
  • Lakeland: 4945 US-92
  • Madison: 244 Base Street
  • Orlando: 7113 S Orange Blossom Trail
  • Tallahassee: 540 W Brevard St
  • Titusville: 708 Cheney Hwy

March: Best Buy announces 10 to 15 store closures in 2024

On an earnings call in March, electronic retailer Best Buy announced it expected to close 10 to 15 stores in 2024, following 17 stores the company closed in 2023.

No list has been provided, but these Florida locations on the Best Buy website are currently listed as closed temporarily or permanently.

  • Fort Myers: 10033 Gulf Center Dr
  • Jacksonville: 9355 Atlantic Blvd
  • Miami: 11905 S Dixie Hwy
  • Tampa: 18071 Highwoods Preserve Pkwy

April: Walmart to close 51 health centers in U.S. including 23 in Florida

Walmart announced it was closing all 51 of its health centers across the country including 23 in Florida, citing escalating operation costs and "challenging reimbursement environment."

April: Tijuana Flats closing 11 locations

Big Lots, Family Dollar, Hooters, Red Lobster: Which chains have closed locations in 2024? (5)

Big Lots, Family Dollar, Hooters, Red Lobster: Which chains have closed locations in 2024? (6)

Tijuana Flats files for bankruptcy, closing 11 locations

Tijuana Flats, a restaurant company based out of Central Florida, has announced it is filing for bankruptcy and is closing 11 locations.

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The Florida-based Tex-Mex restaurant Tijuana Flats also filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this year and was purchased by Flatheads, LLC. The company announced it was closing 11 underperforming locations but more than that have shut down in Florida this year.

No list has been released but Yelp and Google listings label these locations as closed.

  • Boynton Beach: 390 N Congress Ave
  • Coconut Creek: 6970 State Road 7
  • Gainesville: 1720 W. University Ave
  • Fort Lauderdale: 1619 E. Sunrise Blvd
  • Jacksonville: 9942 Old Baymeadows Road
  • Miramar: 14633 Miramar Pkwy
  • Oakland Park: 5065 Old Dixie Hwy
  • Orlando:
    • 4698 Gardens Park Blvd Ste 101
    • 14152 Narcoossee Rd
    • 7560 W Sand Lake Rd
  • Plantation: 1371 S. University Dr
  • Pompano Beach: 431 S. Federal Hwy
  • Sarasota: 1635 S. Tamiami Trail
  • Tampa:
    • 17501 Preserve Walk Ln. #103
    • 4027 S Dale Mabry Hwy
  • West Boca Raton: 20401 State Road 7
  • West Palm Beach: 2089 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd
  • Westchase: 9520 W. Linebaugh Avenue

Another four Tijuana Flats locations were abruptly closed in Jacksonville in February.

May: Red Lobster closed 99 restaurants, including 17 in Florida

Cheddar Bay biscuit fans mourned when Red Lobster abruptly shuttered 99 restaurants across 28 statesincluding 17 in Florida — would be closed after itfiled for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Weeks later, when the seafood chain that started in 1968 in Lakeland filed bankruptcy documents it listed 228 rejected leases the company said would keep losing money and might need to be closed. According to the doc, another 24 Florida locations could sink under the waves.

April: Express Inc. closing nearly 100 stores

Fashion Retailer Express Inc. announced it was closing nearly 100 stores across the country as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection plans, including five in Florida. Here's the list.

May: rue21 closing all its stores

Teen fashion retailer and mall staple rue21 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the third time and announced it was closing all its stores. Of the Warrendale, Pennsylvania-based chain's 543 stores, Florida is home to 30 of them. Here's the list.

June: Hooters across the country shut down without warning

Fans of chicken wings, beer and women in short shorts woke up June 22 to find that about 40 Hooters restaurants abruptly closed. That included at least four in Florida. Locals said that the Lakeland locations was the second Hooters ever opened, in 1984.

“Like many restaurants under pressure from current market conditions,Hooters has made the difficult decision to closea select number of underperforming stores,” the Atlanta-based sports bar chain said in a statement toNation’s Restaurant News.

June: Walgreens to close 'underperforming' stores

The national drug store chain Walgreens announced it will be closing "certain underperforming U.S. stores."

No list was provided, but USearch reports that of the 110 Walgreens locations that have closed this year for whatever reason, so far only one was in Florida, at 12041 Palm Beach Blvd. in Fort Myers.

Florida has more Walgreens than any other state, with 800 locations in 349 cities.

July: Conn's HomePlus closing some locations

Conn's HomePlus, a 134-year-old company based in Texas, expanded quickly last December when it acquired Florida-based W.S. Badcock, another home goods retailer that operates in the southeastern U.S. under the name"Badcock Home Furniture & More"The result was 550 stores across 15 states between the two brands.

In July, Conn's announced plans toclose at least 73 locations across 13 states with 18 of Florida's 21 locations getting shuttered. But Badcock had it worse.

July: Badcock Home Furniture & More closing all locations

Big Lots, Family Dollar, Hooters, Red Lobster: Which chains have closed locations in 2024? (7)

Big Lots, Family Dollar, Hooters, Red Lobster: Which chains have closed locations in 2024? (8)

Goodbye Badcock: End of an Era in SW Florida

Discover the story behind the closure of Badcock Furniture, a century-old Southwest Florida staple. Learn about factors leading to the chain's demise.

Conn's HomePlus downsized, but its new acquisition is completely closing down.

All of the more than 300 Badcock Home Furniture & More locations are going out of business by October, including about 80 in Florida where the chain started in Mulberry back in 1904.

July: Big Lots closing 26 stores in Florida

The big box discount retailer announced it was closing as many as 40 stores around the country — 11 in Florida alone — after its first quarter revenues were down by over 10% for a loss of about $114.5 billion.

At the end of the month, Big Lots said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that there could be up to 315 closed locations. A check of the Big Lots website found 26 Florida stores already running closing sales. Here's the list.

August: Buca di Beppo files for bankruptcy and closes restaurants

Orlando-based casual restaurant chain Buca di Beppo has been struggling in recent months, shutting down restaurants since the COVID pandemic and closing nearly 20% of its locations in July, according toRestaurant Business Magazine.

The nine locations in Florida have been whittled down to three, in Orlando, Celebration/Kissimmee, and Davie.

August: LL Flooring closing 94 stores in more than 30 states

LL Flooring, formerly known as Lumber Liquidators, announced it will be closing 94 stores in more than 30 states as it files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the face of nearly $110 million in long-term debt.

The Richmond, Virginia-based company will be closing five locations in Florida:

Big Lots, Family Dollar, Hooters, Red Lobster: Which chains have closed locations in 2024? (2024)

FAQs

Is Big Lots closing more than 140 stores across the country? ›

Last month, discount chain Big Lots said it would close 35 to 40 locations after its revenue numbers saw a steep decline impacted by what it called a “challenging consumer environment.” But, now a month later, Big Lots isn't just closing 35 to 40 stores, it will actually be closing more than 140 stores.

Is Red Lobster in Pensacola closing? ›

Newly announced Red Lobster locations closing

California: La Mesa (8703 Murray Drive) Colorado: Colorado Springs (4925 N. Academy Boulevard) Florida: Fort Walton Beach (326 Miracle Strip Parkway S.W.), Pensacola (5110 N. 9th Avenue), and Port Richey (8909 US Highway 19)

Is Big Lots to close around 35 40 stores nationwide due to inflation and financial pressures? ›

Discount retailer Big Lots is set to close between 35 and 40 stores this year, it announced in an SEC filing last month, the latest sign of the tough post-pandemic retail environment. The chain, which has about 1,400 stores nationwide, cited factors like inflation as part of the decision.

Are Big Lots in trouble financially? ›

Big Lots remains in a precarious financial position as it is still making huge losses and is burning through cash.” Still, the company's ability to deliver on its turnaround initiatives will likely determine its future, Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData, said in emailed comments to Retail Dive.

Why is Hooters going out of business? ›

Hooters closes several 'underperforming' restaurants

Hooters is the latest chain to close dozens of locations across the United States, blaming tough economic challenges including rising food and labor costs.

How many Hooters locations are closing? ›

Which Hooters locations are closed? Our map shows over 40 shuttered restaurants nationwide. At least 44 Hooters locations have shut their doors permanently as the restaurant chain is grappling with "pressure from current market conditions," according to a statement.

Where is the smallest Hooters located? ›

Hooters Gulf Shores | Gulf Shores AL.

Why are Red Lobster locations closing? ›

Mismanagement, competition, inflation and other factors brought down Red Lobster, which has been a pioneer in the restaurant industry. Thai Union, a global seafood supplier, became Red Lobster's leading shareholder in 2020 and filed for bankruptcy four years later in May.

What company owns Red Lobster now? ›

In 2014, Darden sold off Red Lobster to Golden Gate Capital, a private equity firm, for $2.1 billion. Since 2020, seafood distributor Thai Union Group, based in Thailand, has been the largest Red Lobster shareholder. Thai Union owns 49% of the company.

How many locations does Red Lobster have? ›

The company has operations across most of the United States (including Puerto Rico and Guam) and Canada, as well as in China, Ecuador, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates; as of June 23, 2020, the company had 719 locations worldwide.

Why are Big Lots closing stores? ›

Discount store giant Big Lots has announced plans to close up to 315 stores nationwide as financial issues put pressure on the embattled retailer's future.

Where do you store cash during inflation? ›

Keeping your money in savings and share certificate accounts is a wise place to start in protecting yourself from inflation.

How many Big Lots locations are there in the US? ›

1389 Big Lots Locations

City, State/Province, Zip or City & Country Submit a search. Use My Current Location.

Is Big Lots changing their name? ›

While company ownership remains the same, Big Lots is in the process of converting its array of store names to one national brand. Big Lots currently operates 131 Pic 'N' Save stores that will be converted to the Big Lots brand.

What store did Big Lots buyout? ›

Shortly afterward, Melville purchased Revco and folded it into the CVS Pharmacy chain on its way to becoming CVS Health, making the "Odd Lots" dispute moot. In 1998, Big Lots Inc. bought out 'MacFrugals' (Pic 'N' Save) stores for $995 million in stock, converting them to the Big Lots brand.

Who owns Big Lots now? ›

The ownership structure of Big Lots (BIG) stock is a mix of institutional, retail and individual investors. Approximately 38.71% of the company's stock is owned by Institutional Investors, 26.22% is owned by Insiders and 35.06% is owned by Public Companies and Individual Investors.

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