Money Store closings pile up: With 1,200 closures already announced, retailers face another grim year January 24, 2020 Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY Comments Off on Store closings pile up: With 1,200 closures already announced, retailers face another grim year Any hope retailers would extinguish the fires consuming them in 2020 is fading fast, with closures by Macy's, J.C. Penney, Express, Pier 1 and others.