Express
Express announced last year that it intends to close 100 of its stores by 2022, beginning with 31 stores in 20 states in January 2020. Another 35 stores are scheduled to shut before the end of January 2021, with 25 more joining in the following year.
Office Depot
Office Depot’s restructuring program, first revealed last spring, will be carried out until 2021. Then, via 2023, the office supplies company will close an undisclosed number of outlets and lay off over 13,000 employees. According to reports, the plans are part of the company’s continuing attempts to reduce expenses as it transitions from a conventional store to an IT services provider.