Yesterday, Sears announced that it’s closing 109 of its Kmart stores and 41 of the eponymous Sears outlets. The news is a blow for the retails chain and its employees, who are losing a slow battle against the dominance of online retail.
But for some people, a store closing down only means one thing: liquidation sales. According to the announcement yesterday, sales will start at affected stores today, with the outlets expected to be shuttered in the next few months.
Sears CEO Eddie Lampert described the move as “taking strong, decisive actions…to stabilize the company and improve our financial flexibility in what remains a challenging retail environment.” The strategy is to close down stores that are losing money and focus on the company’s remaining profit-generating stores. Sears also sold off its Craftsman tool brand to Stanley Black & Decker yesterday, although Craftsman tools should remain available for purchase in Sears stores for years to come.
Per Business Insider, this is the list of Kmart stores that are closing down, and should be beginning to liquidate stock today:
- Jasper Mall, Jasper, Alabama
- 2003 US-280, Phenix City, Alabama
- 3600 Wilson Road, Bakersfield, California
- 3001 Iowa Ave., Riverside, California
- 25 West Polk St., Coalinga, California
- 333 Sierra St., Kingsburg, California
- 363 S. Broadway, Denver, Colorado
- 2809 North Ave., Grand Junction, Colorado
- 45 Shunpike Road, Cromwell, Connecticut
- 1801 NW US Highway 19, Crystal River, Florida
- 501 N. Beneva Road, Sarasota, Florida
- 19400 Cochran Blvd., Port Charlotte, Florida
- 2111 S. Federal Highway, Ft. Pierce, Florida
- 1501 Normandy Village Parkway, Jacksonville, Florida
- 2211 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee, Florida
- 4955 Golden Gate Parkway, Naples, Florida
- 111 Town and Country Drive, Palatka, Florida
- McGregor Point Shopping Center, Fort Myers, Florida
- 33 W. Montgomery Cross Road, Savannah, Georgia
- 3200 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia
- 365 Habersham Village Circle, Cornelia, Georgia
- 1601 Highway 40 East, Kingsland, Georgia
- 4561 Salt Lake Blvd., Honolulu, Hawaii
- 2600 Dodge St., Dubuque, Iowa
- 5700 Gordon Drive, Sioux City, Iowa
- 3810 University Ave., Waterloo, Iowa
- 2851 Belt Line Parkway, Alton, Illinois
- 3655 Nameoki Road, Granite City, Illinois
- 750 Indian Boundary Road, Chesterton, Indiana
- 1460 West State Road 2, La Porte, Indiana
- 4820 S. 4th St., Leavenworth, Kansas
- 4200 W. Kellogg Dr., Wichita, Kansas
- 191 Outer Loop, Louisville, Kentucky
- 2815 West Parrish Ave., Owensboro, Kentucky
- 1501 Paris Pike, Georgetown, Kentucky
- 14662 N. US Highway 25 East, Corbin, Kentucky
- 1710 W. Highway 192, London, Kentucky
- 3010 Fort Campbell Blvd., Hopkinsville, Kentucky
- 2945 Scottsville Road, Bowling Green, Kentucky
- 115 South Airline Highway, Gonzales, Lousiana
- 1400 S. Clearview Parkway, New Orleans, Louisiana
- 688 Hogan Road, Bangor, Maine
- 222 North Point Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland
- 1130 Newport Ave., South Attleboro, Massachusetts
- 9 Plaza Way, Fairhaven, Massachusetts
- 29600 Ford Road, Garden City, Michigan
- 3555 O’Neill Drive, Jackson, Michigan
- 1396 South Main St., Adrian, Michigan
- 5400 S. Cedar St., Lansing, Michigan
- 1501 E. Apple Ave., Muskegon, Michigan
- 40855 Ann Arbor Road, Plymouth, Michigan
- 17580 Frazho Road, Roseville, Michigan
- 3541 Highland Road, Waterford, Michigan
- 165 Wayne Road, Westland, Michigan
- 6455 US 31 North, Acme Township, Michigan
- 1305 Highway 10 West, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
- 1477 State Highway 248, Branson, Missouri
- 2304 Missouri Blvd., Jefferson City, Missouri
- 1003 S. Bishop Ave., Rolla, Missouri
- 3101 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield, Missouri
- 6650 Manchester Ave., St Louis, Missouri
- Rio Mall, Rio Grande, New Jersey
- 1468 Clementon Road, Clementon, New Jersey
- 645 Highway 18, East Brunswick, New Jersey
- 800 Black Horse Pike, Pleasantville, New Jersey
- 4645 Commercial Drive, New Hartford, New York
- 10405 S. Eastern Ave., Henderson, Nevada
- 545 Concord Parkway North, Concord, North Carolina
- 1931 Skibo Road, Fayetteville, North Carolina
- 201 N. Berkeley Blvd., Goldsboro, North Carolina
- 102 New Market, Madison, North Carolina
- 815 S. College Road, Wilmington, North Carolina
- 1500 Coshocton Ave., Mount Vernon, Ohio
- 185 Upper River Road, Gallipolis, Ohio
- 1005 East Columbus St., Kenton, Ohio
- 225 West Avenue, New Boston, Ohio
- I-70 & Mall Road, St. Clairsville, Ohio
- 3515 N. Maple Ave., Zanesville, Ohio
- 1284 Brice Road, Reynoldsburg, Ohio
- 4 East Shawnee St., Muskogee, Oklahoma
- 5820 Shaffer Road, Dubois, Pennsylvania
- 1320 E. Grandview Blvd., Erie, Pennsylvania
- 1890 Fruitville Pike, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- 5600 Carlisle Pike US 11, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
- 120 Mall Blvd., Monroeville, Pennsylvania
- 100 Crossroads Plaza, Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania
- 3801 Clemson Blvd., Anderson, South Carolina
- 254 Highway 72 Bypass, Greenwood, South Carolina
- 8571 Rivers Ave., North Charleston, South Carolina
- 3020 W. 12th St., Sioux Falls , South Dakota
- 305 W. Economy Road, Morristown, Tennessee
- 1120 McRae Blvd., El Paso, Texas
- 9484 Dyer St., El Paso, Texas
- 1101 Fort Hood St., Killeen, Texas
- 3061 S. John Redditt Drive, Lufkin, Texas
- 1153 W. Highway 40, Vernal, Utah
- 2010 N. Main St., Layton, Utah
- 1419 Hershberger Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia
- 3655 Plank Road, Fredericksburg, Virginia
- 6101 N. Military Highway, Norfolk, Virginia
- 1355 West Main St., Salem, Virginia
- 5132 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, Washington
- 250 Three Springs Drive, Weirton, West Virginia
- 731 Beverly Pike, Elkins, West Virginia
- 1050 Division St., Parkersburg, West Virginia
- 1425 E. Highway 151, Platteville, Wisconsin
- 2211 S. Green Bay Road, Racine, Wisconsin
- 1840 Dell Range Blvd., Cheyenne, Wyoming