Brace Yourself, Sears Announces Even More Store Closures

UPDATED JULY 7, 2017

Sears by Mike Mozart / CC BY 2.0 via Flickr

In less than two short months, Sears Holdings, the parent company of Sears department stores and Kmart discount stores, has announced yet another round of new store closures in a new blog post published Friday. This time around, eight Sears and 35 Kmart locations nationwide will be shutting their doors as a strategic move in hopes of regaining profitability. 

Eddie Lampert, chairman and CEO of Sears Holdings, states in the blog post that these closures are part of a larger strategy to manage the losses from unprofitable stores and eliminate space where Sears Holdings cannot uphold their consumer needs, so the focus of the company will be riveted on the remaining 1,140 stores. Furthermore, Lamperts statements indicate that more shoppers can expect more locations to close in the future in order to remain a competitive retailer.

Here are the stores that will be shutting down this period:

Sears

• 1607 36Th Street Peru IL
• 757 E Lewis & Clark Pkwy Clarksville IN
• 154 28B W Hively Ave Elkhart IN
• 120 Us Highway 41 Schererville IN
• 2310 E Kansas Ave Garden City KS
• 6945 Us Route 322 Cranberry PA
• 3060 Clarksville Street Paris TX
• 7630 Pershing Blvd Kenosha WI

Kmart

• 104 Highway 31 North Athens AL
• 635 Skyland Blvd Tuscaloosa AL
• 3340 E Andy Devine Ave Kingman AZ
• 2526 W Northern Avenue Phoenix AZ
• 4325 Broadway Eureka CA
• 7200 Arlington Avenue Riverside CA
• 12412 U S 19 Hudson FL
• 4717 South Florida Avenue Lakeland FL
• 20505 South Dixie Hwy Miami FL
• 8245 N Florida Ave Tampa FL
• 2500 Airport Thruway Columbus GA
• 1300 S Madison Avenue Douglas GA
• W-201 Neider Road Coeur D'Alene ID
• 2828 N Broadway Anderson IN
• 2520 Nicholasville Road Lexington KY
• 2760 Frederica Street Owensboro KY
• 140 Whalon Street Fitchburg MA
• 1277 Liberty Street Springfield MA
• 801 N Lincoln Road Escanaba MI
• 1290 N Monroe Street Monroe MI
• 1515 W Bell Street Glendive MT
• 1000 3Rd Street Nw Great Falls MT
• 2975 E Sahara Blvd Las Vegas NV
• 200 S Washington St Herkimer NY
• 601 Woodman Dr Dayton OH
• 12501 Rockside Rd Garfield Heights OH
• 1801 W Alexis Road Toledo OH
• 501 S E Washington Blvd Bartlesville OK
• 2323-2327 N Harrison Shawnee OK
• 4401 Buffalo Road Erie PA
• 2011 Hoffmeyer Road Florence SC
• 732 Old Hickory Blvd Jackson TN
• 4670 S 900 East Salt Lake City UT
• 3533 Franklin Road S W Roanoke VA
• 2450 Foothill Blvd Rock Springs WY

Last year, and of course, in the recent months, many major retailers and department stores announced plans for mass closures. With Amazon breathing down traditional brick and mortars neck, even the longest players in the industry like Macy's, Kmart, and Walmart are closing poor performing locations. (Head over here to see a list of closures). 

Sears had previously announced that they would be closing 300 existing stores which accounts for nearly 50% of its location. (This was announced last year). Earlier in January 2017, the retailer released information on additional store closures which now adds over 20 more stores to this list. You can view the full list below. 

*List of closure courtesy for Sears Holdings

According to Business Insider, Sears has quietly released a list of even more store closures which includes both Sears and Kmart locations. See the list of additional closures below. 

Sears

1. 273 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo, California
2. Westfield UTC, 4575 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, California
3. Southbay Pavilion, 20700 S. Avalon Blvd., Carson, California
4. 290 Providence Highway, Dedham, Massachusetts
5. Aventura Mall, 19505 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, Florida
6. 4250 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico
7. 3199 N White Sands Blvd., Alamogordo, New Mexico
8. Monroe Crossing Mall, 2115 W Roosevelt Blvd., Monroe, North Carolina
9. Northwoods Mall, 7801 Rivers Ave., North Charleston, South Carolina
10. Valley View Mall, 13131 Preston Road, Dallas, Texas
11. Provo Towne Centre, 1200 Towne Centre Blvd., Provo, Utah

Kmart

1. 803 Martin Street S., Pell City, Alabama
2. 2222 E. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim, California
3. 1460 W. 49th St., Hialeah, Florida
4. 424 Dairy Road, Kahului, Hawaii
5. 715 W US Highway 30, Carroll, Iowa
6. 33400 W. Seven Mile Road, Livonia, Michigan
7. 2660 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, New York
8. 950 Ridge Road, Webster, New York
9. 4480 Indian Ripple Road, Dayton, Ohio
10. 1837 Street Road, Bensalem, Pennsylvania
11. 16881 Conneaut Lake Road, Meadville, Pennsylvania
12. 1 Millbrook Plaza Lane, Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
13. 300 Lincoln Ave, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
14. 176 W Street Road, Feasterville, Pennsylvania
15. 1011 Scranton Carbondale Hwy., Scranton, Pennsylvania
16. 1801 Hydraulic Rd, Charlottesville, Virginia
17. 494 Elden St., Herndon, Virginia
18. 17911 Pacific Ave., S. Spanaway, Washington