Sears Store Closings 2017: 16 More Locations Added to the List

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Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD) is closing 16 additional Sears stores and 49 Kmart locations, most to be shuttered by September. The new closures brings the total to 180 from the list the retailer announced earlier this year.

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Sears Holdings, the parent company of Sears and Kmart, had no immediate comment on closings, according to various media reports. News of the latest round of closures was first reported by Business Insider.

Once America’s most well-known and respected retailers, the latest closings will reduce the number of Sears’ stores to about 1,200, down from 2,073 as recently as five years ago. Sears announced in January it was planning to close down 42 of its locations — considered non-profitable stores — this year in an effort to “increase its financial flexibility and improve long-term operating performance.”

In March, SHLD stock dropped more than 12% after the company disclosed in a SEC filing that there was substantial doubt” about its ability to continue operations unless it could increase its borrowing and tap cash from assets. The shares are down slightly more than 1% this morning in pre-market trading.

The following Sears have been reportedly added to the January list:

  • Chico, CA, store 2048
  • Dalton, GA, store 2615
  • Biloxi, MS, store 2256
  • Asheboro, NC, store 2645
  • Minot, ND, store 2152
  • Vineland, NJ, store 2374
  • Columbus, OH, store 1150
  • Elyria, OH, store 1310
  • Columbus, OH, store 1370
  • Franklin, OH, store 2940
  • Midwest City, OK, store 1261
  • Richmond, VA, store 1445
  • Columbia, SC, store 1525
  • Texarkana, TX, store 2567
  • Sherman, TX, store 2627
  • St. George, UT, store 2220

Additionally, the following Sears Auto Center locations have been added to the list of planned closings:

  • Elyria, OH, store 6060
  • Midwest City, OK, store 6509
  • Columbia, SC, store 6013
  • Texarkana, TX, store 6739
  • Sherman, TX, store 6929
  • St. George, UT, store 2653
  • Richmond, VA, store 7505

The following Kmart stores have also been added to the list of stores to be shuttered this year:

  • Dothan, AL, store 3082
  • Muscle Shoals, AL, store 7045
  • Little Rock, AR, store 3120
  • Bullhead City (Riviera), AZ, store 3375
  • Blythe, CA, store 3881
  • Sacramento, CA, store 4117
  • Manteca, CA, store 4862
  • Fort Oglethorpe, GA, store 3083
  • Calhoun, GA, store 9625
  • Iowa City, IA, store 4315
  • Marshalltown, IA, store 7583
  • Mishawaka, IN, store 4152
  • Newburyport, MA, store 9147
  • Elkton, MD, store 9524
  • Traverse City, MI, store 3009
  • West Branch, MI, store 3864
  • Cheboygan, MI, store 9245
  • Mantua, NJ, store 3060
  • Manahawkin, NJ, store 3641
  • Las Cruces, NM, store 3682
  • Alamogordo, NM, store 9119
  • Las Vegas, NV, store 3680
  • Henderson, NV, store 3857
  • Sparks, NV, store 4151
  • Liverpool, NY, store 3352
  • Malone, NY, store 3943
  • Cortland, NY, store 7134
  • Watertown, NY, store 7432
  • Wooster, OH, store 4875
  • Streetsboro, OH, store 9676
  • Tulsa, OK, store 4473
  • Roseburg, OR, store 7580
  • Butler, PA, store 4771
  • Belle Vernon, PA, store 7120
  • Indiana, PA, store 7217
  • Summerville, SC, store 3606
  • Seneca, SC, store 9320
  • Madison, TN, store 4093
  • Johnson City, TN, store 7353
  • El Paso, TX, store 3491
  • El Paso, TX, store 7347
  • Spanish Fork, UT, store 7425
  • Virginia Beach, VA, store 3560
  • Virginia Beach, VA, store 3801
  • West Allis, WI, store 3618
  • La Crosse, WI, store 4089
  • Medford, WI, store 7656
  • Lewisburg, WV, store 7582
  • Sheridan, WY, store 9074

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