![These are the biggest NJ retailers sunk by COVID closures in 2020](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2020/10/Pier-1-Imports-Holmdel-store.jpg?w=980&q=75)
These are the biggest NJ retailers sunk by COVID closures in 2020
Months of closures and continued capacity limits during the COVID-19 pandemic have proven to be too much to bear for a number of retailers in New Jersey, some of them uprooted after decades in the Garden State.
For some chains, like Sears, the public health crisis was just added loss after already considerable financial struggles. The pandemic ramped up in March and by late Spring, there were the first few announced Chapter 11 filings.
Nationwide, more than 8,000 retail locations have closed up for good this year, according to Coresight Research, which excluded restaurants and bars, health clubs and entertainment venues from its data.
Here's at least eight retail chains that have either cut back or shutdown altogether in NJ in 2020.
Biggest NJ retailers sunk in 2020
![Rock 104.1 logo](https://townsquare.media/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/WENJHD4.png?w=100)
Enter your number to get our free mobile app
The 10 Places I Miss Most In NJ
More From Rock 104.1
![NJ spending COVID money on Hall of Fame, French art, UFC fight](http://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2023/05/attachment-murphys.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![How Ocean County, NJ plans to spend millions in American Rescue Plan Act funds](http://townsquare.media/site/394/files/2020/06/31.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Sally Beauty in Egg Harbor Township, NJ Mysteriously Closes](http://townsquare.media/site/398/files/2023/02/attachment-sally-eht.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Marlton NJ Postal Worker Accused of Making, Selling Fake Vaccine Cards](http://townsquare.media/site/398/files/2022/04/attachment-RS46140_GettyImages-1303706874-scr1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![WATCH: Controversial SJ Gym Owner Appears to Think Running for Congress Might Get Him Out of a DWI [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/398/files/2022/04/attachment-Ian-Smith-DWI.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![[POLL] Do NJ Residents Feel Safe Enough To Go On Vacation This Summer?](http://townsquare.media/site/396/files/2021/05/Family-On-Vacation-Hiking.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Philadelphia Is Dropping Indoor Mask Mandate Effective Immediately](http://townsquare.media/site/942/files/2020/06/Philadelphia-Mask.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![When Kids Can Lose the Masks on NJ School Buses](http://townsquare.media/site/398/files/2022/03/attachment-austin-pacheco-uZkgI3opcvE-unsplash11.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Philadelphia Drops Vaccine Mandate Along With Wells Fargo Center](http://townsquare.media/site/396/files/2022/02/attachment-GettyImages-619040788.jpg?w=980&q=75)