Wal-Mart store closures are including 154 locations in the United States and 269 stores globally. Also included in the closures are four Sam’s Club stores. Walmart’s announcement that it would be closing some of its 11,600 stores was announced by the company on January 15.
“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,” stated Walmart. “Closing stores is never an easy decision, but it is necessary to keep the company strong and positioned for the future. It’s important to remember that we’ll open well more than 300 stores around the world next year. So we are committed to growing, but we are being disciplined about it.”
The Walmart closures in the United States include some of the company’s smallest stores, the Walmart Express, which was piloted in 2011. Instead of focusing on the small stores, Walmart is relocating its assets to the stronger Supercenters, its e-commerce business, and its growing customer Pickup service.
During the coming year, Walmart plans to open 50 to 60 more Walmart Supercenters and 85 to 95 Neighborhood Markets. In all, the company plans to open more than 300 stores around the world next year.
Walmart has published a list of its store closures and dates on its website. Also included are four Sam’s Club stores as seen below. Google is providing an interactive map which is also showing the closing Walmart stores and the dates. Walmart Express stores are marked with blue icons; Wal-Mart stores: red; Supercenter stores: purple; Neighborhood Market stores: green; Amigo stores: yellow; Sam’s Club stores: orange.
Walmart Express
#2173: 14331 Count Rd. 99, Headland, AL 1/28/2016
#2011: 18 Apple Way, Ashford, AL 1/28/2016
#2165: 952 E. Lawrence Harris Hwy, Slocomb, AL 1/28/2016
#2186: 407 West Washington St., Abbeville, AL 1/28/2016
#2235: 6361 Hwy 72 East Gurley, AL 1/28/2016
#2260: 87395 US Hwy 278, Snead, AL 1/28/2016
#3769: 3530 Cathedral Caverns Hwy, Grant, AL 1/28/2016
#3779: 10188 Hwy 431 South, New Hope, AL 1/28/2016
#2498: 720 N Hwy 71, Mansfield, AR 1/28/2016
#2578: 3500 Mulberry Hwy 64 W, Mulberry, AR 1/28/2016
#2601: 814 W. Main, Charleston, AR 1/28/2016
#2669: 1531 E Hwy 64, Coal Hill, AR 1/28/2016
#3819: 8848 N Hwy 59, Van Buren, AR 1/28/2016
#3878: 5 Hwy 124 West, Damascus, AR 1/28/2016
#4217: 154 E Roller, Decatur, AR 1/28/2016
#3032: 905 S Gentry Blvd, Gentry, AR 1/28/2016
#3033: 800 1st Ave SE, Gravette, AR 1/28/2016
#3034: 881 W Buchanan, Prairie Grove, AR 1/28/2016
#3358: 1113 S.R. 20, Interlachen, FL 1/28/2016
#4265: 1209 East Wade St., Trenton, FL 1/28/2016
#4267: 15726 SE Hwy 19 Cross City, FL 1/28/2016
#4228: 560 S. Broad St., Ellaville, GA 1/28/2016
#4229: 1041 S US Hwy 1, Alma, GA 1/28/2016
#4234: 155 West Washington Ave., Ashburn, GA 1/28/2016
#4251: 398 Barrow Ave SW, Pelham, GA 1/28/2016
#4254: 907 Marianna Hwy, Donalsonville, GA 1/28/2016
#4261: 290 Albany Ave. West, Pearson, GA 1/28/2016
#4263: 142 S. Valdosta Road, Lakeland, GA 1/28/2016
#3065: 3636 N Broadway St., Chicago, IL 1/17/2016
#3039: 225 W Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 1/17/2016
#3369: 900 East Ross Ave., Clearwater, KS 1/28/2016
#4353: 505 Housatonic St., Burlington, KS 1/28/2016
#4360: 705 N High School Ave., Columbus, KS 1/28/2016
#4361: 1105 East 15th St., Ellsworth, KS 1/28/2016
#4362: 120 West Rosewood St., Rose Hill, KS 1/28/2016
#4651: 605 Orchard Drive, Hillsboro, KS 1/28/2016
#3755: 1445 Old Highway 13, Mamou, LA 1/28/2016
#4634: 1506 Main St., Colfax, LA 1/28/2016
#3753: 620 North Hwy 26, Lake Arthur, LA 1/28/2016
#3815: 501 West Hwy 90, Iowa, LA 1/28/2016
#3839: 9181 Hwy 67, Clinton, LA 1/28/2016
#3849: 920 Avenue G, Kentwood, LA 1/28/2016
#3879: 1495 Obrie St., Zwolle, LA 1/28/2016
#4647: 515 3rd St., Independence, LA 1/28/2016
#4269: 224 E Hwy 76, Anderson, MO 1/28/2016
#4270: 508 N Cliffside Dr., Noel, MO 1/28/2016
#4282: 33597 State Hwy 112, Seligman, MO 1/28/2016
#4289: 414 N Elm, Clever, MO 1/28/2016
#3856: 410 2nd St., Belmont, MS 1/28/2016
#3863: 2795 Hwy 371 N, Mantachie, MS 1/28/2016
#3865: 420 E Lee St., Sardis, MS 1/28/2016
#3866: 28191 Hwy 15, Walnut, MS 1/28/2016
#4294: 519 W Veterans Ave., Derma, MS 1/28/2016
#4296: 7104 Will Robbins Hwy, Nettleton, MS 1/28/2016
#3211: 509 Dr. Donnie H. Jones Blvd W, Princeton, NC 1/28/2016
#3249: 511 N Mckinley St., Coats, NC 1/28/2016
#5024: 6043 US Hwy 301 S, Four Oaks, NC 1/28/2016
#3257: 112 N Main St., Broadway, NC 1/28/2016
#5015: 908 E. 4th Ave., Red Springs, NC 1/28/2016
#5017: 7670 Clinton Rd., Stedman, NC 1/28/2016
#7207: 1400 B Broad St., Oriental, NC 1/28/2016
#5138: 702 S. Wall St., Benson, NC 1/28/2016
#2500: 945 Monroe St., Carthage, NC 1/28/2016
#2573: 303 S. Goldsboro St., Pikeville, NC 1/28/2016
#6997: 632 W Swannanoa Ave., Liberty, NC 1/28/2016
#3007: 139 N Hwy 49, Richfield, NC 1/17/2016
#3036: 1593 NC Hwy 86 N, Yanceyville, NC 1/28/2016
#3037: 905 SE 2nd St., Snow Hill, NC 1/28/2016
#3080: 182 NC 102 W, Ayden, NC 1/28/2016
#3121: 189 Hickory Tree Rd., Midway, NC 1/28/2016
#3756: 124 E. Columbia St., Okemah, OK 1/28/2016
#4633: 19250 E Hwy 66, Luther, OK 1/28/2016
#2456: 2310 West Main, Prague, OK 1/28/2016
#2462: 1600 West Hwy 66, Stroud, OK 1/28/2016
#3766: 2324 Seran Drive, Wewoka, OK 1/28/2016
#3767: 812 N Clarence Nash Blvd., Watonga, OK 1/28/2016
#1250: 9032 Hwy 14, Gray Court, SC 1/28/2016
#3798: 7013 S Pine St., Pacolet, SC 1/17/2016
#2375: 4718 Nashville Hwy, Chapel Hill, TN 1/28/2016
#2413: 523 N Military St., Loretto, TN 1/28/2016
#4301: 400 North Main St., Cornersville, TN 1/28/2016
#4306: 934 Hwy 79, Dover, TN 1/28/2016
#2345: 721 Dale Evans Drive, Italy, TX 1/28/2016
#2349: 221 S State Hwy 274, Kemp, TX 1/28/2016
#2363: 504 W Pine St., Edgewood, TX 1/28/2016
#2364: 301 Hwy 69 S, Whitewright, TX 1/28/2016
#2410: 122 Commercial Ave., Anson, TX 1/28/2016
#2461: 1003 Telephone Cir., Merkel, TX 1/28/2016
#2779: 5 N 14th St., Haskell, TX 1/28/2016
#2863: 1010 N Main St., Winters, TX 1/28/2016
#3820: 501 N Main, Godley, TX 1/28/2016
#3822: 416 N Third St., Grandview, TX 1/28/2016
#3832: 420 S US 69, Leonard, TX 1/28/2016
#3834: 428 N Dallas St., Palmer, TX 1/28/2016
#4312: 440 E Pine St., Frankston, TX 1/28/2016
#4316: 1787 US Hwy 259 S, Diana, TX 1/28/2016
#4320: 1005 Texas Avenue E, Waskom, TX 1/28/2016
#4327: 870 Taylor St., Hughes Springs, TX 1/28/2016
#4331: 914 North Main St., Lone Star, TX 1/28/2016
#4338: 504 WL Doc Dodson, Naples, TX 1/28/2016
#4343: 12522 Fm 1840, Dekalb, TX 1/28/2016
#4345: 114 Redwater Boulevard West, Maud, TX 1/28/2016
Walmart
#2524: 5502 Monterey Hwy, San Jose, CA 1/28/2016
#2949: 151 E 5th St., Long Beach, CA 1/28/2016
#5457: 8400 Edgewater Drive, Oakland, CA 1/17/2016
#2960: 4101 Crenshaw Blcd., Los Angeles, CA 1/17/2016
#3507: 2701 Port Covington Drive, Baltimore, MD 1/17/2016
#3496: 5825 W Hope Ave., Milwaukee, WI 1/28/2016
Supercenter
#3814 6525 Glacier Hwy, Juneau, AK 2/5/2016
#763: 7201 Aaron Aronov Drive, Fairfield, AL 1/28/2016
#4584: 10400 Highland Rd., Hartland, MI 1/28/2016
#4369: 1010 Martin Luther King Pkwy., Durham, NC 1/28/2016
#2837: 4350 N Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 1/17/2016
#4342: 22209 Rockside Rd., Bedford, OH 1/28/2016
#2606: 721 US Hwy 321 BYP S Unit, Winnsboro, SC 1/28/2016
#883: 14091 FM 490, Raymondville, TX 1/28/2016
#5493: 7480 Padre Island Hwy, Brownsville, TX 1/28/2016
#5478: 8201 N FM 620, Austin, TX 1/28/2016
#597: 7075 FM 1960 Rd W, Houston, TX 1/28/2016
#3811: 61 Plaza Drive, Kimball, WV 1/28/2016
Neighborhood Market
#5783: 117 Audubon Drive, Maumelle, AR 1/17/2016
#5642: 2408 Lincoln Ave., Altadena, CA 1/28/2016
#5688: 6820 Eastern Ave., Bell Gardens, CA 1/28/2016
#3086: 701 W Cesar E Chavez Ave., Los Angeles, CA 1/17/2016
#5690: 2045 E Highland Ave., San Bernardino, CA 1/28/2016
#4173 12120 Carson St., Hawaiian Gardens, CA 1/28/2016
#5002, 8196 West Bowles Ave., Littleton, CO 1/17/2016
#3021: 2253 S Monaco Pkwy., Denver, CO 1/28/2016
#2303: 333 N Main St., West Hartford, CT 1/28/2016
#5856: 601 N West St. STE 100, Wichita, KS 1/28/2016
#5860: 9831 E Harry St., Wichita, KS 1/28/2016
#5873: 4794 E 13th, Wichita, KS 1/28/2016
#3097: 8235 SW Apple Way, Portland, OR 1/17/2016
#5995: 17711 Jean Way, Lake Oswego, OR 1/28/2016
#3306 1220 Gallatin Ave., Nashville, TN 1/28/2016
#3171: 2218 Greenville Ave., Dallas (Greenville), TX 1/28/2016
#3451: 2740 Gessner Rd., Houston, TX 1/28/2016
#5985: 2201 West Southlake Blvd., Southlake, TX 1/28/2016
#4126: 1901 S. Texas Ave., Bryan, TX 1/28/2016
#5986: 4268 Legacy Drive, Frisco, TX 1/17/2016
#3030: 3850 N 124th St., Wauwatosa, WI 1/28/2016
#3031: N88W15559 Main St., Menomonee Falls, WI 1/28/2016
#5698: S14W22605 Coral Drive, Waukesha, WI 1/28/2016
Amigo
#2343: 7B Calle Munoz Rivera, Villalba, PR 1/28/2016
#2347: Bo Salto Arriba, Utuado, PR 1/28/2016
#2342: PR 14, Parque Industrial, Coamo, PR 1/28/2016
#3667: 1 Ave Monserrate STE 1, Carolina, PR 1/28/2016
#3684: Carr 180 KM 0 HM 2, Salinas, PR 1/28/2016
#3689: Centro Com Rio Grande State, Rio Grande, PR 1/28/2016
#3697: Carr 165 KM 4.7, Toa Alta, PR 1/28/2016
Sam’s Club
#4903: 941 Grinnell St., Fall River, MA 1/28/2016
#6648: 1110 Fall River Ave., Seekonk, MA 1/28/2016
#6665: 495 Summit Drive, Waterford, MI 1/28/2016
#6681: 25 Pace Blvd., Warwick, RI 1/28/2016
In regard to the Wal-Mart store closures outside of the United States, the company made the following announcement:
“Consistent with this strategy, the company is closing 115 stores outside the United States. This includes 60 recently-closed, loss-making stores in Brazil, which represents only 5 percent of sales in that market. The company has already been able to relocate many affected associates in Brazil to other stores. The remaining 55 stores are primarily small, loss-making stores in other Latin American markets. Walmart will disclose more detail about those actions, including the number of stores per market, after completing local associate and community outreach.”
According to Walmart, a total of 16,000 international employees are affected by the store closures. About 10,000 of those employees are in the United States.
According to Doug McMillon, president and CEO, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., more than 95 percent of the closed stores in the United States are within 10 miles of another Walmart store and employees are encouraged to find employment in another store location. For those unable to relocate, the company is providing 60 days of pay and, if eligible, a severance package, and a resume and interview skills training.
“The decision to close stores is difficult and we care about the associates who will be impacted,” McMillon said in regard to the employees affected by the Wal-Mart store closures.