OHIO IMPACT: More Ohio Kmart, Sears stores to close by September

Sears Holdings will close 20 more Sears and Kmart stores in the U.S., on top of the 245 closings already announced early this year — and the latest round of cuts will affect Ohio locations.

The company announced the latest closures to store employees early this week, according to Business Insider. The new list of closures include Sears department stores in in Sarasota, Florida; Roseville, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio; and Overland Park, Kansas, among others, according to the report.

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Three Ohio stores made the list, but none of them were located in Southwest Ohio. In March, the company warned there is “substantial doubt” that the stores can continue to survive, according to an ominous warning filed in a report with the Security and Exchange Commission. The company lost $2.2 billion in sales last year.

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The new list of closures include:

— 8201 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL

— 1601 N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL

— 9701 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS

— 5715 Johnston Street, Lafayette, LA

— 4575 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego

— 126 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, MD

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— 17318 Valley Mall Road, Hagerstown, MD

— 32123 Gratiot Avenue, Roseville, MI

— 14250 Buck Hill Road, Burnsville, MN

— 1640 Route 22, Watchung, NJ

— 1425 Central Avenue, Albany, NY

— 4000 Jericho Turnpike, East Northport, NY

— 601-635 Harry L. Drive, Johnson City, NY

— 7875 Johnnycake Ridge Road, Mentor, OH

— 6950 W 130th Street, Middleburg Heights, OH

— 3408 W Central Avenue, Toledo, OH

— 650 Bald Hill Road, Warwick, RI

— 300 Baybrook Mall, Friendswood, TX

— 9570 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX

— 5200 South 76th Street, Greendale, WI

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