Chain store openings and closures tracker

Built on the Meridian places graph, this feed isolates branded locations and records every change to a chain's footprint.

What's included

Each row is a branded location with its brand, store format, address, coordinates and current status, plus the dates it was first seen and, where relevant, closed. A weekly change file lists openings, closures, relocations and format changes, so you can rebuild any brand's network as it stood on a given date.

How buyers use it

• Monitor competitor expansion and retreat by region and format
• Track store counts for listed retailers and restaurant chains between earnings reports
• Plan landlord and franchise outreach around closures and new openings
• Measure co-tenancy and brand mix around candidate sites

Coverage and methodology

Coverage is about 9,000 brands in retail, food service, fitness, banking and automotive across Europe and North America. Store lists are collected weekly from brand store locators and registries and reconciled against Meridian's daily open/closed checks. A closure is confirmed only when at least two independent signals agree, which keeps false closures rare but means some closures appear one to two weeks after the doors shut. History starts in 2019. Brands are mapped to their parent companies; ticker mapping is available on request.