More than 2,000 new stores are opening in 2019 as Dollar General, TJ Maxx, and Aldi defy the retail apocalypse

Dollar Tree plans to open 350 new Dollar Tree stores and convert 200 Family Dollar stores into Dollar Tree stores.

Dollar Tree plans to close about 390 Family Dollar stores and open 200 new locations.

Aldi plans to open more than 130 new stores this year and remodel 235 stores. By the end of 2019, the grocery chain will have nearly 2,000 stores in the US.

Ulta has opened about 100 new stores annually for the past several years, and it now has more than 1,100 stores in the US. The company said in December that it would slow store growth to 80 new openings in 2019, followed by 75 new stores in 2020 and 70 new stores in 2021.

HomeGoods, which is owned by TJ Maxx, will open 65 new stores in the US this year. The new openings will bring HomeGoods' total store count to more than 800 locations.

TJ Maxx plans to add 60 TJ Maxx and Marshalls stores in the US and another 80 new stores in Canada, Europe, and Australia. The new store openings will bring TJ Maxx's total store count to more than 4,500 locations.

Abercrombie & Fitch said in March that it plans to close up to 40 stores this year. The company also plans to open 40 new stores, including 20 Hollister stores, 15 Abercrombie Kids stores, and five Abercrombie stores.

Sprouts will open about 30 new stores in 2019. New locations include Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Herndon, Virginia; Jacksonville, Florida; Los Angeles, California; Marlton, New Jersey; and Mesa, Arizona.

Target has announced 23 new store openings this year, located in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Kentucky, and New York.

Costco will open 20 new stores in 2019.

The fashion retailer Dry Goods, which is owned by the department-store chain Von Maur, is planning to open 19 new stores this year. The new openings will bring its total store count to 58 locations.

TJ Maxx opened its first HomeSense stores in 2017 and said it plans to eventually open about 400 locations. The stores are similar to HomeGoods, which is also owned by TJ Maxx, but carry a wider selection of furniture than HomeGoods stores. The new openings will bring HomeSense's total store count to 31 locations.

Walmart said it expects to open fewer than 10 stores in fiscal 2020.

TJ Maxx plans to open 10 Sierra Trading Post stores in 2019, bringing its total store count to 45 locations. Sierra Trading Post sells outdoor recreation and fitness gear and apparel.

Nordstrom is opening seven stores in 2019, including two full-line department stores and five Nordstrom Rack stores. The full-line stores are opening in Manhattan and Norwalk, Connecticut. The Nordstrom Rack stores are opening in Porter Ranch and El Segundo, California; Westminster, Colorado; Baltimore, Maryland; and Staten Island, New York.

Kohl's is closing four stores in 2019 and opening four small-format stores.

The small-format stores are about 35,000 square feet and have 60% less space and 60% less inventory than a standard Kohl’s store.

Wegmans is opening three stores in 2019, in Virginia Beach, Virginia; Raleigh, North Carolina, and Brooklyn, New York.

Amazon-owned Whole Foods is planning to open at least two new stores this year, located in Atlanta and Commack, New York.