CLEVELAND – Sears Holdings Corp. announced the closing of more than 100 Sears and Kmart stores, including two in northeast Ohio.
The company cited poor sales during the holidays as the reason to close between 100 and 120 stores. The company released a list of 79 stores, mostly Kmart stores, on Thursday. Six of the stores closing are in Ohio, which appears to be one of the states most impacted.
Here are the stores in Cleveland/Akron/Canton area that are closing:
>> Kmart
Chillicothe Road, Chagrin Falls
Close date: to be determined
>>Kmart
North Court Street, Medina
Close date: to be determined
Here are the Ohio stores Sears announced would close earlier this year:
>> Sears Hardware
Bishop Road, Wickliffe/Willoughby Hills
Close date: Oct. 29, 2011
>> Sears Hardware
Leland Avenue, Akron
Close date: Dec. 7, 2011
>> Sears Hardware
Vine Street, Eastlake
Close date: Jan. 7, 2012
