- Walmart will close 19 stores in 11 states and Washington, DC. Four Chicago stores are the latest to join the list.
- The company is also winding down its two remaining pickup locations in Illinois and Arkansas.
- Hundreds of workers will also be laid off at five ecommerce fulfillment centers across the US.
Walmart is closing 19 retail locations across the US this year, including four in Chicago, citing poor financial performance at each.
The recent closures follow a trend of Walmart closing a handful of stores across various states each year, with the company saying that the stores are "underperforming" without providing specifics.
In addition, the retail giant is ending its nine-year experiment with two pick-up only locations in Illinois and Arkansas, and confirmed it would lay off hundreds of workers at five ecommerce fulfillment centers across the US.
Here are the latest store closings:
Arkansas:
- 3701 SE Dodson Road, Bentonville (Pick-up only concept)
DC:
- 99 H Street NW, Washington
Georgia:
- 1801 Howell Mill Rd NW, Atlanta
- 835 M.L.K. Jr Dr NW, Atlanta
Florida:
- 6900 US Highway 19 North, Pinellas Park (Neighborhood Market concept)
Hawaii:
- 1032 Fort Street Mall, Honolulu
Illinois:
- 17550 South Halsted St, Homewood
- 12690 S. Route 59, Plainfield
- 840 N. McCormick Blvd, Lincolnwood (Pick-up only concept)
- 8431 S. Stewart Ave, Chicago
- 4720 S. Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago
- 2844 N. Broadway, Chicago
- 2551 W. Cermak Road, Chicago
Indiana:
- 3701 Portage Road, South Bend
Minnesota:
- 1200 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn Center
New Mexico:
- 301 San Mateo Blvd. SE, Albuquerque
Oregon:
- 4200 82nd Ave. SE, Portland
- 1123 N Hayden Meadows Dr., Portland
Texas:
- 24919 Westheimer Pkwy, Katy (Neighborhood Market concept)
Washington:
- 11400 Hwy. 99, Everett
Wisconsin:
- 10330 W. Silver Spring Dr, Milwaukee
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