Kmart has doubled the number of Pennsylvania stores slated to close in 2017, according to a report by USA Today. In February, Sears Holdings, which owns Kmart, announced that it would be closing 150 stores, including six Kmart locations and three Sears in Pennsylvania.
But last week, the company announced 30 more stores would be closing, including six additional Kmart locations in Pennsylvania. Two of the locations are in Bucks County. The stores in Feasterville and Bensalem are on the list of stores slated to close that was obtained by USA Today.
Sears Holdings spokesman Howard Riefs confirmed the Bensalem store closed this month.
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The following Pennsylvania Kmart stores are now slated to be closed, according to the USA Today list:
- 1 Millbrook Plaza Lane, Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
- 300 Lincoln Ave, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
- 176 W Street Road, Feasterville, Pennsylvania
- 1011 Scranton Carbondale Hwy., Scranton, Pennsylvania
- 1837 Street Road, Bensalem, Pennsylvania
- 16881 Conneaut Lake Road, Meadville, Pennsylvania
Here are the Kmart stores in Pennsylvania already scheduled for closure:
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- 5820 Shaffer Road, Dubois
- 1320 E Grandview Blvd., Erie
- 1890 Fruitville Pike, Lancaster
- 5600 Carlisle Pike US 11, Mechanicsburg
- 120 Mall Blvd., Monroeville
- 100 Cross Roads Plaza, Mt. Pleasant
Here are the Sears stores in Pennsylvania closing:
- 1 Susquehanna Valley Mall Dr., Sellinsgrove
- 1500 Mall Run Road, Uniontown
- 3595 Capital City Mall, Camp Hill
Sears, which owns Kmart, said in a statement in February that closing the stores was part of a "difficult but necessary step as we take actions to strengthen the company’s operations and fund its transformation."
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