Walmart Store Closings: List Of All Texas Locations Shutting Down Jan. 2016

Walmart officials on Friday announced plans to close 269 stores, including 29 in Texas. The mass closures will result in potential layoffs of up to 10,000 employees throughout the United States.

The move follows a company review of its portfolio begun in October 2015 to ensure “assets were aligned with strategy,” Wal-Mart officials said in a prepared statement.

“Today’s action follows a thorough review of Walmart’s nearly 11,600 worldwide stores that took into account a number of factors, including financial performance as well as strategic alignment with long-term plans,” the statement reads.

Company officials noted the impacted stores represent less than 1 percent of both global square footage and revenue.

But for employees, who the company calls associates, the revamped business plan will potentially result in mass layoffs. All told, up to 16,000 workers will be affected, 10,000 of them in the U.S.

A total of 154 store locations in the U.S. are slated for closure. In Texas, 29 stores were among those to be closed by Jan. 28.

The Walmart Supercenter and Neighborhood Market locations to close in Texas are located in the following cities:

Austin, 8201 N. FM 620

Brownsville, 7480 Padre Island Hwy.

Bryan, 1901 S. Texas Ave.

Dallas, 2218 Greenville Ave.

Fricso, 4268 Legacy Drive.

Houston, 2740 Gessner Rd. and 7075 FM 1960 Rd. West.

Raymondville, 14091 FM 490

Southlake, 2201 West Southlake Boulevard

Additionally, 20 Wal-Mart Express stores are closing statewide in Anson; Dekalb; Diana; Edgewood; Frankston; Godley; Grandview; Haskell; Hughes; Italy; Kemp; Leonard; Lone Star; Maud; Merkel; Naples; Palmer; Spring; Waskom; Whitewright; and Winters.

Company officials noted more than 95 percent of U.S. stores slated for closure are within 10 miles, on average, of another Wal-Mart location. As a result, efforts will be made to transfer displaced employees at alternative store locations.

For workers the company can’t transfer elsewhere, they will be given 60 days’ worth of pay and severance, if eligible, company officials added.

“The decision to close stores is difficult and we care about the associates who will be impacted,” Doug McMillon, president and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., said in a prepared statement.

“We invested considerable time assessing our stores and clubs and don’t take this lightly,” McMillon added. “We are supporting those impacted with extra pay and support, and we will take all appropriate steps to ensure they are treated well.”