Target announced on Wednesday that it would be closing 13 stores nationwide at the end of January 2016. In an email, spokeswoman Molly Snyder assured the decision was “not made lightly.” She explained it follows several years of declining profitability.
The spokeswoman also ensured that all eligible employees working at the closing stores would be offered transfers to other stores operated by the company.
Out of the roughly 1,800 stores Target operates in the United States, the ones to be shut down are:
- Austin North East - Austin, Texas
- Suncoast Pasco County - Odessa, Florida
- Casa Grande, Arizona
- Victorville, California
- East Flint - Flint, Michigan
- Columbus Southwest - Columbus, Ohio
- Northridge - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Superior, Wisconsin
- Springfield, Ohio
- New Ulm, Minnesota
- Ottumwa, Iowa
- Anderson, Indiana
- Dixie Highway - Louisville, Kentucky
Disclosure: Javier Hasse holds no positions in any of the securities mentioned above.
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