Walmart store closings affecting thousands of workers: Latest list of stores - cleveland.com

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Closures across the country by retail giant Walmart have affected thousands of jobs.

The changes at fulfillment centers involve workers in Pedricktown, New Jersey,; Fort Worth, Texas; Chino, California; Davenport, Florida; and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. this year across the country not; tops 20 locations.obs by summer.

The closures are in part a response to sites that have not met expectations.

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon had warned coming into this year that closures could be possible, particularly at some sites where theft has been a problem with shoplifting on the rise and security becoming an issue.

McMillion warned that could lead to higher prices and closed stores if the problems persisted.

Recent closures in Chicago illustrate that theft is not the only issue. Walmart closed four of eight stores in the city to try to refocus efforts in four other stores that also were struggling.

At the time, the company said that collectively, its eight stores in Chicago had never been profitable since they opened nearly 20 years ago, losing tens of millions of dollars a year. Annual losses nearly doubled in the last five years, the company said.

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As Walmart has announced closings, it also has pledged to help workers find employment at other company locations, where possible -- an effort that involves hundreds and hundreds of workers.

In Portland alone, closures in that city involved 600 employees. And that was just in two stores. The list of stores than have either closed or are expected to close this year across the country not tops 20 locations.

Hundreds more jobs were affected with Walmart reductions at order fulfillment centers. Workers at five sites were told in April they had 90 days to find jobs at other company locations.

The changes at fulfillment centers involve workers in Pedricktown, New Jersey, Fort Worth, Texas; Chino, California; Davenport, Florida; and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Here is the latest list of Walmart closures for this year, as compiled by Business Insider and other sources:

Arkansas

• 3701 Southeast Dodson Road, Bentonville

Florida

• 6900 U.S. Highway 19 North, Pinellas Park

Georgia

• 1801 Howell Mill Road N.W., Atlanta
• 835 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive N.W,, Atlanta

Hawaii

• 1032 Fort Street Mall, Honolulu

Illinois

• 17550 South Halsted St, Homewood
• 12690 State Route 59, Plainfield
• 840 North McCormick Blvd., Lincolnwood
• 1511 Camp Jackson Road, Cahokia
• 8431 South Stewart Ave, Chicago
• 4720 South Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago
• 2844 North Broadway, Chicago
• 2551 West Cermak Road, Chicago

Indiana

• 3701 Portage Road, South Bend

Minnesota

• 1200 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center

New Mexico

• 301 San Mateo Blvd. S.E., Albuquerque

Oregon

• 4200 82nd Ave. S.E., Portland
• 1123 North Hayden Meadows Drive, Portland

Texas

• 24919 Westheimer Parkway, Katy

Washington

• 11400 Highway 99, Everett

Washington, D.C.

• 99 H Street N.W., Washington

Wisconsin

• 10330 West Silver Spring Drive, Milwaukee

Two locations in Ohio were closed in 2022 -- one in Mayfield Heights and one in Cincinnati - in April and May 2022, respectively.

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