Job cuts surge 80% in first five months of 2025 with federal funding cuts and retail store closures from companies like JCPenney, Macy's and Joann driving the trend.

A Whole Foods Market in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood is closing this week, seven years after opening at the base of a luxury apartment tower at the corner of Broadway and Madison Street. “Like any business,

Whole Foods is closing its grocery store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. A spokesperson for the company confirmed to KIRO 7 that the store will close by June 20.

On the one hand, it seems like most every small retailer is being gobbled up by a larger competitor. Related: Amazon makes a harsh decision amid concerning customer trend On the large, corporate side of things,

A 75% off storewide clearance sale at a soon-to-be-shuttered Ulta location appears to have sparked speculation that the beauty store is going out of business. Like with Chipotle back in April, the rumor that Ulta will close all its stores spread across the internet.

A Daily Mail article on Wednesday reported that the store would offer a 75% off sale to clear out its remaining merchandise before its closure on Saturday, June 14. The Daily Mail headline claimed that the discounts triggered “frenzy” among Ulta customers.

One Torrid shopper says she is "devastated" to learn about the closures, saying the plus-size community is "being relegated to online-only options."