Say goodbye to these stores in Sept. amid major wave of retail closures

Retailers across the nation have taken cost-cutting measures to rescue their business, and for some, it has resulted in store closures.

A number of these stores are slated to close locations in September, including At Home, Kroger and Claire’s.

Near the end of August, Kroger announced that it was laying off around 1,000 corporate associates in addition closing some of its stores.

These closures are meant to help reinvest the savings into other areas, including lowering prices, opening new locations and creating store-level jobs, according to a company memo.

The major grocery store chain’s website says that it operates in 16 states and has a total of 1,239 locations, the bulk of which are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Texas, Tennessee, Michigan, Georgia and Ohio.

According to the United Food & Commercial Workers union, two Kroger stores will close on Sept. 19.

The stores are located at 466 South Cummings Street in Abingdon, Virginia and 1664 East Stone Drive in Kingsport, Tennessee.

The home goods chain, At Home, also plans on shutting down some of its brick-and-mortar stores in September.

The business cited long-standing impacts of COVID-19, inflation and new tariff policies as the reasoning behind its struggles.

This move is meant to help with financial restructuring after filing for bankruptcy on June 16 as it struggles with $2 billion in debt.

According to court documents, At Home operates 260 stores in 40 states across the country.

According to Newsweek, At Home is shutting down the following 26 stores by the end of September, including two in Massachusetts:

• 750 Newhall Drive in San Jose, California

• 2505 El Camino Real in Tustin, California

• 2200 Harbor Boulevard in Costa Mesa, California

• 3795 E. Foothills Boulevard in Pasadena, California

• 1982 E. 20th St. in Chico, California

• 26532 Towne Center Drive, Suites A-B, in Foothill Ranch, California

• 8320 Delta Shores Circle South in Sacramento, California

• 2900 N. Bellflower Boulevard in Long Beach, California

• 14585 Biscayne Boulevard in North Miami, Florida

• 5203 W. War Memorial Drive in Peoria, Illinois

• 13180 S. Cicero Ave. in Crestwood, Illinois

• 571 Boston Turnpike in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

• 300 Providence Highway in Dedham, Massachusetts

• 2820 Highway 63 South in Rochester, Minnesota

• 905 S 24th St. West in Billings, Montana

• 1361 NJ-35 in Middletown Township, New Jersey

• 461 Route 10 East in Ledgewood, New Jersey

• 301 Nassau Park Boulevard in Princeton, New Jersey

• 6135 Junction Boulevard in Rego Park, New York

• 300 Baychester Ave. in Bronx, New York

• 720 Clairton Boulevard in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• 19460 Compass Creek Parkway in Leesburg, Virginia

• 8300 Sudley Road in Manassas, Virginia

• 2530 Rudkin Road in Yakima, Washington

• 1001 E. Sunset Drive in Bellingham, Washington

• 3201 N. Mayfair Road in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin