Consumers aren’t surprised lately that department stores are failing in today’s economy, and Kohl’s is next up on the chopping block. The company has tried everything from rearranging store layouts to musical chairs with their CEOs, but that hasn’t translated to increased sales.
Kohl’s recently announced that 27 underperforming stores will close by April, and the company will eliminate about 10% of the workforce in its headquarters. See which stores are saying goodbye first, and find out if you’ll have to find a new place to save money shopping .
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1. Alabama
- 21000 Town Center Ave., Spanish Fort
Alabama will still have 13 other Kohl’s locations in the state. Employees in the closing location have been offered competitive severance packages or the opportunity to apply internally for other jobs.
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2. Arkansas
- 13909 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock
Arkansas will still have seven Kohl’s locations in the state, three of which are around Little Rock.
3. California
- 5505 Balboa Ave., Balboa (San Diego)
- 134 N. El Camino Real, Encinitas
- 43782 Christy St., Fremont
- 350 Showers Drive, Mountain View
- 1116 1st St., Napa
- 4525 Rosewood Drive, Pleasanton
- 1896 Arden Way, Point West (Sacramento)
- 5010 Northgate Drive, San Rafael
- 205 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo
- 8739 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester
The Golden State is losing 10 Kohl’s retail stores — the most of any state. There will still be 106 locations left in California, so shoppers won’t have trouble finding places to browse the department store chain in person…