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Just days after Macy’s announced that it was closing 40 stores, fellow retail giant Wal-Mart Stores says it’s shutting down more than 150 U.S. locations, out of around 270 of its Walmart, Sam’s Club and other stores that will go out of business worldwide. About 10,000 employees in the U.S. and Puerto Rico will be affected.
As part of its U.S. closings, the company says it’s shuttering all 102 of its smaller Walmart Express stores, including 2 in Chicago.
“Closing stores is never an easy decision, but it is necessary to keep the company strong and positioned for the future,” says Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., in a news release. He adds that the company plans to open more than 300 new stores around the world in the next year.
January store-closing announcements have become a fact of retail life, as chains reassess their businesses after the holiday shopping season. Sears Holding Corp. reportedly plans to turn out the lights for good at dozens of its Sears and Kmart stores, and J.C. Penney says it’s closing 7 of its department stores in smaller markets.
McMillon says the Wal-Mart company put together its shutdown list based on factors including financial performance and “strategic alignment with long-term plans.” The retailer’s sales have been under pressure from Amazon and other online competitors.
Complete list of Walmart store closings1 store per brand is closing in each community, unless otherwise noted. |
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| State or Territory | City/Town | Store brand |
| Alabama | Abbeville | Walmart Express |
| Alabama | Ashford | Walmart Express |
| Alabama | Grant | Walmart Express |
| Alabama | Gurley | Walmart Express |
| Alabama | Headland | Walmart Express |
| Alabama | New Hope | Walmart Express |
| Alabama | Slocomb | Walmart Express |
| Alabama | Snead | Walmart Express |
| Alabama | Fairfield | Walmart Supercenter |
| Alaska | Juneau | Walmart Supercenter |
| Arkansas | Charleston | Walmart Express |
| Arkansas | Coal Hill | Walmart Express |
| Arkansas | Damascus | Walmart Express |
| Arkansas | Decatur | Walmart Express |
| Arkansas | Gentry | Walmart Express |
| Arkansas | Gravette | Walmart Express |
| Arkansas | Mansfield | Walmart Express |
| Arkansas | Mulberry | Walmart Express |
| Arkansas | Prairie Grove | Walmart Express |
| Arkansas | Van Buren | Walmart Express |
| Arkansas | Maumelle | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
| California | Long Beach | Walmart |
| California | Los Angeles | Walmart |
| California | Oakland | Walmart |
| California | San Jose | Walmart |
| California | Altadena | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
| California | Bell Gardens | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
| California | Hawaiian Gardens | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
| California | Los Angeles | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
| California | San Bernardino | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
| Colorado | Denver | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
| Colorado | Littleton | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
| Connecticut | Hartford | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
| Florida | Cross City | Walmart Express |
| Florida | Interlachen | Walmart Express |
| Florida | Trenton | Walmart Express |
| Georgia | Alma | Walmart Express |
| Georgia | Ashburn | Walmart Express |
| Georgia | Donalsonville | Walmart Express |
| Georgia | Ellaville | Walmart Express |
| Georgia | Lakeland | Walmart Express |
| Georgia | Pearson | Walmart Express |
| Georgia | Pelham | Walmart Express |
| Illinois | Chicago (2 stores) | Walmart Express |
| Kansas | Burlington | Walmart Express |
| Kansas | Clearwater | Walmart Express |
| Kansas | Columbus | Walmart Express |
| Kansas | Ellsworth | Walmart Express |
| Kansas | Hillsboro | Walmart Express |
| Kansas | Rose Hill | Walmart Express |
| Kansas | Wichita (3 stores) | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
| Louisiana | Clinton | Walmart Express |
| Louisiana | Colfax | Walmart Express |
| Louisiana | Independence | Walmart Express |
| Louisiana | Iowa | Walmart Express |
| Louisiana | Kentwood | Walmart Express |
| Louisiana | Lake Arthur | Walmart Express |
| Louisiana | Mamou | Walmart Express |
| Louisiana | Zwolle | Walmart Express |
| Maryland | Baltimore | Walmart |
| Massachusetts | Fall River | Sam’s Club |
| Massachusetts | Seekonk | Sam’s Club |
| Michigan | Hartland | Walmart Supercenter |
| Michigan | Waterford | Sam’s Club |
| Mississippi | Belmont | Walmart Express |
| Mississippi | Derma | Walmart Express |
| Mississippi | Mantachie | Walmart Express |
| Mississippi | Nettleton | Walmart Express |
| Mississippi | Sardis | Walmart Express |
| Mississippi | Walnut | Walmart Express |
| Missouri | Anderson | Walmart Express |
| Missouri | Clever | Walmart Express |
| Missouri | Noel | Walmart Express |
| Missouri | Seligman | Walmart Express |
| Nevada | Las Vegas | Walmart Supercenter |
| North Carolina | Ayden | Walmart Express |
| North Carolina | Benson | Walmart Express |
| North Carolina | Broadway | Walmart Express |
| North Carolina | Carthage | Walmart Express |
| North Carolina | Coats | Walmart Express |
| North Carolina | Four Oaks | Walmart Express |
| North Carolina | Liberty | Walmart Express |
| North Carolina | Midway | Walmart Express |
| North Carolina | Oriental | Walmart Express |
| North Carolina | Pikeville | Walmart Express |
| North Carolina | Princeton | Walmart Express |
| North Carolina | Red Springs | Walmart Express |
| North Carolina | Richfield | Walmart Express |
| North Carolina | Snow Hill | Walmart Express |
| North Carolina | Stedman | Walmart Express |
| North Carolina | Yanceyville | Walmart Express |
| North Carolina | Durham | Walmart Supercenter |
| Ohio | Bedford | Walmart Supercenter |
| Oklahoma | Luther | Walmart Express |
| Oklahoma | Okemah | Walmart Express |
| Oklahoma | Prague | Walmart Express |
| Oklahoma | Stroud | Walmart Express |
| Oklahoma | Watonga | Walmart Express |
| Oklahoma | Wewoka | Walmart Express |
| Oregon | Oswego | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
| Oregon | Portland | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
| Puerto Rico | Carolina | Amigo |
| Puerto Rico | Coamo | Amigo |
| Puerto Rico | Rio Grande | Amigo |
| Puerto Rico | Salinas | Amigo |
| Puerto Rico | Toa Alta | Amigo |
| Puerto Rico | Utuado | Amigo |
| Puerto Rico | Villalba | Amigo |
| Rhode Island | Warwick | Sam’s Club |
| South Carolina | Gray Court | Walmart Express |
| South Carolina | Pacolet | Walmart Express |
| South Carolina | Winnsboro | Walmart Supercenter |
| Tennessee | Chapel Hill | Walmart Express |
| Tennessee | Cornersville | Walmart Express |
| Tennessee | Dover | Walmart Express |
| Tennessee | Loretto | Walmart Express |
| Tennessee | Nashville | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
| Texas | Anson | Walmart Express |
| Texas | Dekalb | Walmart Express |
| Texas | Diana | Walmart Express |
| Texas | Edgewood | Walmart Express |
| Texas | Frankston | Walmart Express |
| Texas | Godley | Walmart Express |
| Texas | Grandview | Walmart Express |
| Texas | Haskell | Walmart Express |
| Texas | Hughes Springs | Walmart Express |
| Texas | Italy | Walmart Express |
| Texas | Kemp | Walmart Express |
| Texas | Leonard | Walmart Express |
| Texas | Lone Star | Walmart Express |
| Texas | Maud | Walmart Express |
| Texas | Merkel | Walmart Express |
| Texas | Naples | Walmart Express |
| Texas | Palmer | Walmart Express |
| Texas | Waskom | Walmart Express |
| Texas | Whitewright | Walmart Express |
| Texas | Winters | Walmart Express |
| Texas | Austin | Walmart Supercenter |
| Texas | Brownsville | Walmart Supercenter |
| Texas | Houston | Walmart Supercenter |
| Texas | Raymondville | Walmart Supercenter |
| Texas | Bryan | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
| Texas | Dallas (Greenville) | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
| Texas | Frisco | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
| Texas | Houston | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
| Texas | Southlake | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
| West Virginia | Kimball | Walmart Supercenter |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | Walmart |
| Wisconsin | Menomonee Falls | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
| Wisconsin | Waukesha | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
| Wisconsin | Wauwatosa | Walmart Neighborhood Market |
Source: Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
