Kohl's will shut 27 underperforming stores and an e-commerce center by April 2025. The closures are part of a strategy to tackle declining sales. Impacted employees are offered severance or alternate roles.

"While Kohl's continues to believe in the health and strength of its profitable store base, these specific locations were underperforming stores," the company said. Start the day

Kohl’s said Friday it was closing 27 underperforming locations in 15 states by April — a fraction of its 1,150 store base — as the struggling department store chain aims to boost profitability and improve sagging sales.

Kohl’s confirms the closure of 27 stores and an e-commerce center, amidst a strategic response to shifting sales trends and operational efficiency.

Kohl’s, the last remaining anchor store at the now-defunct Spring Hill Mall in Carpentersville, will close in April, the company has announced.

Kohl's said Friday it will close 27 underperforming locations in 15 states by April -- a fraction of its 1,150-store base -- as the struggling department store chain aims to boost profitability and improve sagging sales.

A number of prominent retailers have announced nationwide closures in recent months, with the reasons varying from underperformance to bankruptcy filings and changing consumer habits.

Macy’s and Kohl’s are preparing to shut down Bay Area department stores — and slash jobs — an ominous indicator that some retailers must navigate a forbidding economic landscape in 2025. Kohl’s has posted plans to shut stores in five Bay Area cities while Macy’s has revealed its decision to shut two stores in the nine-county region.

Macy’s and Kohl’s are closing one store each in Colorado as part of the department store chains’ plans to dump underperforming stores this year. Macy’s released a list Thursday of 66 closures that includes the store at the Northfield Stapleton shopping center in Denver.