(WKBN) — Two major retailers announced store closures to start the year.
Macy’s and Kohl’s store locations across the nation will soon be going dark, according to Thursday news releases from both companies.
Here’s what to know.
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Kohl’s closing nearly 30 stores before April
Kohl’s announced “real estate changes” for 2025, including the closure of its San Bernardino, California, E-commerce Fulfillment Center in May and the closure of 27 underperforming stores by April 2025.
“We always take these decisions very seriously,” said Tom Kingsbury, Kohl’s chief executive officer, in a press release. “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.”
Stores across 15 states will close, with the majority of closures centered in California. You can see those impacted locations, shared in a press release, below:
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Alabama: Spanish Fort
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Arkansas: Little Rock West
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California: Balboa (San Diego), Encinitas, Fremont, Mountain View, Napa, Pleasanton, Point West (Sacramento), San Rafael, San Luis Obispo, and Westchester
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Colorado: Arapahoe Crossing (Aurora)
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Georgia: Duluth
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Idaho: Boise
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Illinois: Plainfield and Spring Hill (West Dundee)
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Massachusetts: Stoughton
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New Jersey: East Windsor
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Ohio: Blue Ash and Forest Park (Cincinnati)
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Oregon: Portland Gateway
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Pennsylvania: Pottstown
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Texas: North Dallas
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Utah: Riverton
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Virginia: Herndon and Williamsburg
According to Kohl’s, impacted employees were offered a severance package or the chance to apply to another open role within the company.
These closures come on the heels of a tumultuous year for many major retailers and fast-food chains. Among those that closed locations in 2024 were Advance Auto Parts and JOANN Inc. as well as bankruptcy-rattled Big Lots and Red Lobster. Some of those impacted brands expect store closures to occur in 2025.
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Macy’s closing over 60 stores
The New York City-based Macy’s will be closing 66 stores across nearly two dozen states as part of its “Bold New Chapter” strategy, describing the soon-to-be-closed locations as “non-go-forward” locations.
The new strategy, initially announced in February 2024, is designed to return the company to sustainable, profitable sales growth. In a Thursday press release, Macy’s said it plans to close about 150 underproductive stores in total over a three-year period.
“Closing any store is never easy, but as part of our Bold New Chapter strategy, we are closing underproductive Macy’s stores to allow us to focus our resources and prioritize investments in our go–forward stores, where customers are already responding positively to better product offerings and elevated service,” said Tony Spring, chairman and chief executive officer of Macy’s, Inc.