All the Kmarts and Sears Full-line stores in Connecticut avoided the initial axe from parent company Sears Holding Corp, although the retailer still has to announce all of its store closings.
On Tuesday, Sears announced it would close 100-120 stores because of underwhelming holiday sales and increased competition to keep profit margins low. On Thursday, the company announced 79 of those store closings, with the rest to come to be announced at a later date.
The list of 79 included stores mostly in the South and Midwest. The only New England closures announced thus far are Sears in Keene and Nashua, N.H.
Kmart and Sears have more than a dozen locations in Connecticut, including in Vernon, Enfield, Cromwell, Waterbury, Watertown and Torrington. When the final closings are determined, Sears will post the list at http://www.searsmedia.com.
