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One Virginia Sears Store On New Closure List
Sears Holdings announced 46 stores will close, including one in Virginia. Liquidation sales may start as early as Aug. 30.
VIRGINIA — One Sears store will be closing for good soon in Virginia. A spokesperson for Sears Holdings said 46 unprofitable stores nationwide will be shuttered in November as the gasping retail giant tries to focus on the most successful stores while streamlining operations and improving its capital position.
"We continue to evaluate our network of stores, which is a critical component to our integrated retail transformation, and will make further adjustments as needed," the company said in a release. "We thank associates affected by these store closures for their many contributions to our company."
Liquidation sales will begin as early as Aug. 30 at the stores.
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There was one Sears store in Virginia on the latest list of closures, and that was the location at 12000 Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax.
The latest impacted employees — the final number of which wasn't immediately available — were informed of the imminent closures this week.
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Some workers will receive severance and be able to apply for open positions at nearby Kmart and Sears stores.
After the Fairfax closure, there will be 13 remaining Sears stores — not including appliance outlets, HomeTown stores or auto centers — left in Virginia:
- Alexandria, 5901 Duke Street
- Charlottesville, 1531 Rio Road E.
- Chesapeake, Greenbriar Mall, 1401 Greenbrier Parkway
- Dulles, 21000 Dulles Town Circle
- Falls Church, 6211 Leesburg Pike
- Fredericksburg, 100 Spotsylvania Mall
- Glen Allen, 10101 Brook Road
- Manassas, 8200 Sudley Road
- Newport News, 100 Newmarket Fair Mall
- Richmond, Chesterfield Towne Center, 11500 Midlothian Turnpike
- Roanoke, 4812 Valley View Boulevard NE
- Virginia Beach, 4588 Virginia Beach Boulevard
- Winchester, 1850 Apple Blossom Drive
Sears reported a net loss of $424 million during the first quarter of 2018.
Less than three months ago, there was another round of closures nationwide that did not impact Virginia.
— Patch national staffer Dan Hampton contributed to this article.
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