The difficult economic outlook in the United States is having a direct impact on the retail sector. Thus, two major retailers have announced the closure of their stores by early 2025: Macy’s and Kohl’s. Through an official press release from both companies, they announced that numerous stores will be out of service.
Macy’s will close more than 60 stores in the United States.
Macy’s, based in New York, will close 66 stores in 24 states as part of its “Bold new chapter” strategy. As explained, this consists of closing “dead-end” stores.
The new strategy, initially announced in 2024, aims to return the company to profitable and sustainable sales growth. In a press release last week, the company said it plans to close about 150 underperforming stores in about three years.
“Closing a store is never easy, but as part of our ‘Bold New Chapter‘ strategy, we are closing underperforming stores to allow us to focus our resources,” said Tony spring, chairman and CEO of Macy’s, Inc . He stressed that with this plan we intend to prioritize investments in our best stores, where customers are already responding positively to better product offerings and increased service.”
Outlets to be closed, by state.
- Arizona: Supersition Springs Center.
- California: Broadway Plaza (Los Angeles), Hillsdale (furniture), Sunrise Mall, Westminster Hall, NewPark Mall, Mission Valley Home, Otay Ranch Town Center, Village at Corte Madera and Downtown Plaza.
- Colorado: Northfield Stapleton.
- Florida: Boynton Beach Mall, West Shore Plaza, Southgate and these furniture stores: Altamonte, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines and South Dade.
- Georgia: Gwinnett Furniture, Gwinnett Place, Johns Creek Town Center.
- Idaho: Silver Lake Mall.
- Illinois: White Oaks Mall.
- Louisiana: Acadiana Mall.
- Massachusetts: Independence Mall.
- Maryland: Security Square and Harford Mall.
- Michigan: Grand Traverse Mall, Lakeside Mall, Oakland Mall and Genesee Valley Center.
- Minnesota: Maplewood Mall and Burnsville Center.
- Missouri: Metro North Mall and South County Mall.
- New Jersey: Essex Green Mall.
- New York: Lake Success, Melville Mall, Queens Place, Sheepshead Bay, Mall at Greece Ridge, Sunrise Mall, Brooklyn, Staten Island (furniture) and Fordham Place.
- Ohio: Fairfield Commons and Franklin Park.
- Oregon: Tanasbourne Streets and Salem Center.
- Pennsylvania: Logan Valley Mall, Exton Square Mall, Philadelphia City Center, and Wyoming Valley Mall.
- Tennessee: Oak Court.
- Texas: Almed aMall, Fairview, stores at Willow Blend, Southlake Town Square, West Bend and Highlands of Flower Mound.
- Virginia: Southparl Mall.
- Washington: South Hill Mall, Redmond (furniture) and Kitsap Mall.
Kohl’s drastic decision: closing nearly 30 stores in April.
In addition to Macy’s, another retailer that has made the sad decision to close some of its stores is Kohl’s. In their case, these are real estate changes they had planned for 2025, in which they will close stores and even their e-commerce logistics center in San Bernardino, California. Here is the full list of the company’s locations that will cease operations in April:
- Alabama: Spanish Fort.
- Arkansas: Little Rock West.
- California: Balboa (San Diego), Encinitas, Fremont, Mountain View, Napa, Pleasanton, Point West (Sacramento), San Rafael, San Luis Obispo and Westchester.
- Colorado: Arapahoe Junction (Aurora).
- Georgia: Duluth.
- Idaho: Boise.
- Illinois: Plainfield and Spring Hill (west of Dundee).
- Massachusetts: Stoughton.
- New Jersey: East Windsor.
- Ohio: Blue Ash and Forest Park (Cincinnati).
- Oregon: Portland Gateway.
- Pennsylvania: Pottstown.
- Texas: North Dallas.
- Utah: Riverton.
- Virginia: Herndon and Williamsburg.
