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More than 4,300 stores are closing in 2019 as the retail apocalypse drags on - here's the full list
Payless ShoeSource: 2,500 stores
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Gymboree: 805 stores
![Gymboree: 805 stores](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-68234876,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1334431/gymboree-805-stores.jpg)
Gymboree Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January and said it planned to close more than 800 stores under its Gymboree and Crazy 8 banners.
Gymboree previously filed for bankruptcy as recently as June 2017 and closed nearly 400 stores in the process.Gap: 230 stores
![Gap: 230 stores](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-68234874,width-700,height-525,imgsize-988565/gap-230-stores.jpg)
Gap said Thursday that it would close 230 namesake stores over the next two years as it reported that the brand's same-store sales fell 7% during the holiday quarter. The company also said it would spin off its Old Navy brand.
Performance Bicycle: 102 stores
![Performance Bicycle: 102 stores](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-68234869,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1421643/performance-bicycle-102-stores.jpg)
Performance Bicycle's parent company, Advanced Sports Enterprises, filed for bankruptcy protection in November and later announced that it would close all 102 of its stores.
Charlotte Russe: 94 stores
![Charlotte Russe: 94 stores](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-68234867,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1039797/charlotte-russe-94-stores.jpg)
Charlotte Russe kicked off closing sales at 94 stores in February, after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Sears: 70 stores
![Sears: 70 stores](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-68234866,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1224072/sears-70-stores.jpg)
Sears Holdings, which owns Sears and Kmart stores, emerged from bankruptcy in February after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October.
Destination Maternity: 42-67 stores
![Destination Maternity: 42-67 stores](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-68234865,width-700,height-525,imgsize-370321/destination-maternity-42-67-stores.jpg)
Destination Maternity plans to close between 42 and 67 stores this year.
Victoria's Secret: 53 stores
![Victoria](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-68234864,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1442905/victorias-secret-53-stores.jpg)
Victoria's Secret said it would close 53 stores this year, citing a "decline in performance."
Kmart: 50 stores
![Kmart: 50 stores](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-68234863,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1206866/kmart-50-stores.jpg)
Christopher & Banks: 30-40 stores
![Christopher & Banks: 30-40 stores](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-68234862,width-700,height-525,imgsize-660755/christopher-banks-30-40-stores.jpg)
JCPenney: 27 stores
![JCPenney: 27 stores](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-68234861,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1022036/jcpenney-27-stores.jpg)
JCPenney said it will close 27 stores in 2019, including 18 full-line department stores and 9 home and furniture stores. The department-store chain said same-store sales fell 4% during the fourth quarter.
Beauty Brands: 25
![Beauty Brands: 25](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-68234859,width-700,height-525,imgsize-667886/beauty-brands-25.jpg)
Beauty Brands, a regional chain of salon and spa superstores, said in December that it planned to close 25 stores this year.
Macy's: 9 stores
![Macy](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-68234857,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1215438/macys-9-stores.jpg)
Macy's is closing stores in Wyoming, Washington, California, New York, Indiana, Massachusetts, Virginia, and West Virginia.
J.Crew: 7 stores
![J.Crew: 7 stores](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-68234856,width-700,height-525,imgsize-997140/j-crew-7-stores.jpg)
J.Crew is closing stores in Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, California,and Canada.
Kohl's: 4 stores
![Kohl](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-68234855,width-700,height-525,imgsize-883317/kohls-4-stores.jpg)
Kohl's is closing four stores this year. All the closing stores are located in or near a shopping mall.
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