As the venerable department store chain Sears continues its shrinkage as it nears possible liquidation, additional closures of both Sears and K Mart locations nationwide have been announced.
These include the two remaining locations in Columbus, at Polaris Fashion Place and at Tuttle Crossing.
[widgets_on_pages id=1]The 80 stores which will close within three months are in addition to the 182 previously shuttered. A Sears location in Springfield is included, as are K Marts in Cleveland and Fostoria. A full list of impacted locations is here.Liquidation sales are set to begin in two weeks.
With this announcement, the chain has set closings for more than a third of its stores since its bankruptcy filing earlier this year.