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Kohl’s will shut 27 ‘underperforming’ US stores this weekend, but not before slashing final sale prices.
The department store chain will wind down operations at the locations in 15 states on Saturday.
Initially the store’s were expected to close by the end of April but the deep discounts have stripped stock down leading the locations to close sooner.
California houses the most Kohl’s stores set for closure with 10 shops on the chopping block. Scroll down to see the full list of closing locations.
A distribution center in San Bernardino, California, is also expected to close when the building’s lease ends in May.
The company said it was able to shutter the product storage hub because of ‘increased efficiencies with new technology capabilities.’
‘We always take these decisions very seriously,’ former CEO Tom Kingsbury said when announcing the closures in January.
‘As we continue to build on our long-term growth strategy, it is important that we also take difficult but necessary actions to support the health and future of our business for our customers and our teams.’
Kohl’s has announced it will shutter 27 ‘underperforming’ store locations by April
Kohl’s, which operates over 1,000 stores across 49 states, saw its sales decline by 9.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024.
The company also predicts a further 2 percent net decrease in sales for 2025.
The brand’s decision to shut down select stores also comes during a major shake-up of executive roles, cutting ten percent of its workforce and ending Amazon returns in some of its stores.
Kingsbury stepped down as CEO on January 15, and was replaced with Ashley Buchanan.
Buchanan worked for 13 years in the C-suites of Walmart and Sam’s Club before becoming the CEO of Michael’s in 2020.
Kingsbury plans to remain with the company in an advisory role to Buchanan.
The closures come as multiple retailers struggle with slowing retail sales, higher-than-expected inflation numbers, and predictions that a record-number of stores will shutter.
A study by Coresight Research predicts 15,000 stores will close in 2025, as several retailers struggle to keep up with these headwinds and tech-based companies.
The company still operates over 1,000 stores in the US following the closures
Ashley Buchanan took over as CEO of Kohl’s in January
Store closures are expected to rise in 2025 after hitting major records in 2024
However, it is not all bad news, according to retail analyst Neil Saunders of Global Data.
‘The retail apocalypse is fake news,’ he previously told Daily Mail.
‘While it is true that we’re seeing a rash of store closures, this is mostly because weaker players are dropping out of the market – because they have failed to convince consumers to shop with them.’
Here is the complete list of store closures:
Alabama:
- Spanish Fort – 21000 Town Center Ave.
Arkansas:
- Little Rock West – 13909 Chenal Pkwy.
California:
- Balboa (San Diego) – 5505 Balboa Ave.
- Encinitas – 134 N El Camino Real
- Fremont – 43782 Christy St.
- Mountain View – 350 Showers Dr.
- Napa – 1116 1st St.
- Pleasanton – 4525 Rosewood Dr.
- Point West (Sacramento) – 1896 Arden Way
- San Rafael – 5010 Northgate Dr.
- San Luis Obispo – 205 Madonna Rd.
- Westchester – 8739 S Sepulveda Blvd.
Colorado:
- Arapahoe Crossing (Aurora) – 6584 S Parker Rd.
Georgia:
- Duluth – 2050 W Liddell Rd.
Idaho:
- Boise – 400 N Milwaukee St.
Illinois:
- Plainfield – 11860 S Route 59
- Spring Hill (West Dundee) – 3000 Spring Hill Ring Rd.
Massachusetts:
- Stoughton – 501 Technology Center Dr.
New Jersey:
- East Windsor – 72 Princeton Hightstown Rd.
Ohio:
- Blue Ash – 4150 Hunt Rd.
- Forest Park (Cincinnati) – 100 Cincinnati Mills Dr.
Oregon:
- Portland Gateway – 10010 NE Halsey St.
Pennsylvania:
- Pottstown – 351 W Schuylkill Rd.
Texas:
- North Dallas – 18224 Preston Rd.
Utah:
- Riverton – 13319 S 3600 W Ste 13LOT
Virginia:
- Herndon – 2100 Centreville Rd.
- Williamsburg – 100 Gristmill Plz
