Why Is Walmart Closing Stores? A Placer.ai Data Deep Dive

Walmart has come under fire of late for announcing a series of store closures around the United States. Many of these closings have come from the Neighborhood Market brand focused on groceries, but several closures have come from Walmart’s flagship Supercenters.

While closures have become a frequent story in a changing retail environment, there is something uniquely interesting about a brand as strong as Walmart closing its signature stores.