More and more retailers are announcing store closings — and this time it’s Sears.
Over the past several years, national retailers have had to start adjusting to a new type of industry and new expectations from consumers. The rise in budget-conscious shoppers looking for bargains, increase in online sales and increased competition in the discount retail space are just some of the factors forcing big companies to make some big changes.
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Sears Holdings announced this week that the company is closing an additional 78 stores nationwide — including 68 Kmarts, 3 Super K stores and 10 Sears stores.
According to the Consumerist, most of the stores set to close will begin liquidation soon. Sears stores will start on April 29, Kmart stores on May 12. Stores scheduled to close in September may begin their liquidation sales earlier.
According to Sears Chairman Eddie Lampert, the company is undergoing a “transformation,” during which it will focus less on retail stores and more on online sales, along with other more profitable opportunities.
“We’re focusing on our best members, our best categories and our best stores as we work to accelerate our transformation,” Lampert said in a statement.
Here’s a chart from the Consumerist with information on store closings, locations and scheduled closing dates.
Here are the 78 stores set to close
STATE | TOWN | STORE TYPE | CLOSING |
---|---|---|---|
AL | Birmingham | Kmart | Late July |
AL | Decatur | Kmart | Late July |
AL | Homewood | Kmart | Late July |
AL | Mobile | Kmart | Late July |
AL | Oxford | Sears | Late July |
AR | Little Rock | Sears | Late July |
AZ | Nogales | Kmart | Late July |
CA | Dinuba | Kmart | Late July |
CA | Lodi | Kmart | Late July |
CA | Tulare | Kmart | Late July |
CA | Wasco | Kmart | Late July |
CT | Putnam | Kmart | Late July |
FL | Jacksonville | Kmart | Late July |
FL | Jacksonville | Sears | Late July |
FL | Neptune Beach | Kmart | Late July |
FL | Perry | Kmart | Late July |
IL | Chicago (South Pulaski) | Kmart | Late July |
IL | Danville | Kmart | Late July |
IL | Galesburg | Kmart | Late July |
IL | Lansing | Kmart | Late July |
IL | Pekin | Kmart | Late July |
IL | Rock Island | Kmart | Late July |
IN | Bloomington | Kmart | Late July |
IN | New Albany | Kmart | Late July |
KS | Hutchinson | Kmart | Late July |
KY | Elizabethtown | Kmart | Late July |
KY | Louisville (Poplar Level Road) | Kmart | Late July |
KY | Louisville (Taylorsville Road) | Kmart | Late July |
KY | Maysville | Kmart | Late July |
KY | Paintsville | Kmart | Late July |
LA | Houma | Sears | Late July |
LA | Pineville | Kmart | Late July |
MA | Tewksbury | Kmart | Late July |
MI | Houghton Lake | Kmart | Late July |
MI | Midland | Sears | Late July |
MI | Taylor | Super K | Mid-September |
MO | Bridgeton | Kmart | Late July |
MO | Springfield | Kmart | Late July |
MS | Corinth | Kmart | Late July |
MT | Billings | Kmart | Late July |
NC | Brevard | Kmart | Late July |
NC | Gastonia | Kmart | Late July |
NC | Lumberton | Kmart | Late July |
NC | Pineville | Kmart | Late July |
NC | Rocky Mount | Kmart | Late July |
NE | Hastings | Kmart | Late July |
NY | Irondequoit | Sears | Late July |
NY | Plattsburgh | Sears | Late July |
NY | Poughkeepsie | Kmart | Late July |
NY | Rochester | Kmart | Late July |
OH | Ashtabula | Super K | Late July |
OH | Eaton | Kmart | Late July |
OH | Fremont | Kmart | Late July |
OH | Lima | Kmart | Late July |
OH | Lorain | Super K | Mid-September |
OH | Marion | Sears | Late July |
OH | Springboro | Kmart | Late July |
PA | Beaver Falls | Kmart | Late July |
PA | Butler | Sears | Late July |
PA | New Castle | Sears | Late July |
PA | Philadelphia (Frankford Ave) | Kmart | Late July |
PA | Pittsburgh (McIntyre Square Dr) | Kmart | Late July |
PA | Reading | Kmart | Late July |
PA | Uniontown | Kmart | Late July |
SC | Camden | Kmart | Late July |
SD | Huron | Kmart | Late July |
SD | Yankton | Kmart | Late July |
TN | Athens | Kmart | Late July |
TN | Maryville | Kmart | Late July |
TN | Sweetwater | Kmart | Late July |
TX | El Paso | Kmart | Late July |
TX | Mission | Kmart | Late July |
TX | Sweetwater | Kmart | Late July |
UT | Draper | Kmart | Late July |
UT | Price | Kmart | Late July |
UT | West Jordan | Kmart | Late July |
WI | Hartford | Kmart | Late July |