Strategy: More than 8,000 store closures were announced in 2017 — here's the full list

Thousands of stores are closing as retailers deal with years of decline.

Retailers are closing thousands of stores following years of declines in sales and customer traffic.

Bankruptcies accounted for a large chunk of the stores that have closed or are closing. But a tough physical retail environment stemming from steeper online competition is also being blamed.

We compiled a list of the 8,053 closures that were announced in 2017.

Some retailers have released lists of which of their locations will be closing. To find out if a store near you is shutting down, click on the retailers in the following list:

• Sears and Kmart list of stores closing
• Target list of stores closing
• JCPenney list of stores closing
• Macy's list of stores closing
• Gymboree list of stores closing