10 California Retailers Who Closed Locations This Year

CALIFORNIA — The pandemic wasn't as destructive to businesses in 2021 as it was in 2020, but many California retailers stilled closed their doors.

The onset of the pandemic saw multiple chain and mom-and-pop stores close their doors as Californians and Americans hunkered down in their homes.

2021 saw a return to normalcy, with many bars, restaurants and retailers welcoming people back. But some businesses didn't survive.

Here are several retailers that will not reopen their doors in California in 2022.

Bed, Bath & Beyond

Nine California locations closed this year as part of the company's two-year strategy to permanently close 200 Bed, Bath & Beyond locations across the country, according to USA Today.

Bloomingdale's

Macy's Inc., which owns Bloomingdale's, announced in January it would close three dozen stores across the country. A location in Santa Monica got the ax.

Disney Store

The company announced it would close 60 stores, including 17 locations in California.

Fry’s Electronics

The electronics retailer went out of business in February and closed all of its stores in the U.S., including several California locations.

Godiva

The European chocolatier announced it would close all 128 of its retail stores. The company had stores in the Bay Area, greater Los Angeles and Orange County.

Goodwill

The pandemic led nonprofit Goodwill to close eight retail locations in the Bay Area, according to The Mercury News. The organization laid off 61 employees as a part of the closures.

Macy’s

The retailer closed its stores in El Cajon and Richmond amid a wave of closures announced by the company.

Walgreens

The company said it would close five stores in San Francisco because of an uptick in shoplifting incidents. But the San Francisco Chronicle reported that the stores had on average fewer than two shoplifting incidents a month.

Francescas

The women's apparel retailer filed a proposed liquidation plan to wind down the business and distribute proceeds to creditors, Reuters reported.

Chuck E. Cheese

During the pandemic, the classic children's entertainment center and Pizzaria, closed more than 34 locations across the U.S. — five locations in California — and filed for bankruptcy in June of 2020.