annual report on chains<\/a> from the Center for an Urban Future released Wednesday shows\u00a0 that the number of chain stores in the city dropped by 112 locations, or 1.3%, in 2025, the sixth decline in the last eight years.<\/p>\n\u201cIf you look at the neighborhood landscape you do not see a retail sector in crisis, but it\u2019s a changing picture, and it is remarkable how the retail landscape has shifted in the past five or six years,\u201d said Jonathan Bowles, executive director of CUF.<\/p>\n
The story can be told both through what happened last year and by taking a longer view and comparing the post-pandemic landscape with 2019, according to the CUF report.<\/p>\n
Starbucks shuttered 42 locations in the last year in New York, or about 12% of its previous total. Nationally the company is closing only 1% of its locations this year. Rivals Krispy Kreme and Tim Horton\u2019s also are on the list of those with the largest declines.<\/p>\n
For the first time ever, Dunkin Donuts has more sites in Manhattan than Starbucks. Dunkin has always topped the CUF list and now boasts a whopping 623 stores in the city.<\/p>\n
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One of Dunkin\u2019s 623 in the City on W42nd Street opposite Port Authority Bus Terminal. Photo: Phil O\u2019Brien<\/p>\n
Others who are shrinking their footprint are clothing retailers like Claire\u2019s, Old Navy, Banana Republic and Children\u2019s Place.<\/p>\n
Eighteen companies ended their presence in New York City in 2025 including Rite Aid, Rent-A-Center, Party City and Forever 21.<\/p>\n
But taking their place are new names. Club Pilates just about doubled their locations to 27 in the past year as did fast-casual restaurant Naya, which specializes in Lebanese and Mediterranean food.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eateries dominate the list of those expanding. Bowles notes that this year 56% of the chains they tracked sell food. Five years ago the number was only 45%.<\/p>\n
\u201cLong established retailers are the ones that are pulling back and they are struggling with e-commerce or simply can\u2019t remain fresh,\u201d he added. \u201cBut there are lots of new entrants that are opening and growing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 20% of the retail chains tracked by CUF have left New York City entirely with drug stores and wireless outlets contracting the most.<\/p>\n
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Starbucks at the corner of W52nd Street and 8th Avenue closed in September. Photo: Phil O\u2019Brien<\/p>\n