WALMART has shuttered 23 stores this year and has plans to shut down another.
The big-box retailer has been closing locations across the country all year.
Walmart recently announced that another store is on the chopping.
It is located in Norwalk, Connecticut, and it will be replaced by a Target.
The company chose not to renew the lease, leaving shoppers disappointed.
Missy Dye Radin lives near the store said: “The fact that I’m this close to Walmart, and I can just shoot over here and get what I need, is really convenient. It’s going to be a bummer.
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There are more than a half dozen Walmart locations in the surrounding areas, but for some shoppers like Radin, they aren't close enough.
“It’s quite a distance and frankly, it’s about convenience," she said.
“So I do think it’s a loss to this community because being able to quickly jump over to Walmart and get anything you need, knowing that you’re not paying a premium or a higher price, is valuable.”
A spokesperson for Walmart confirmed to The U.S. Sun that it was a difficult decision to make.
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"We are grateful to the customers who have given us the privilege of serving them at our Connecticut Avenue location," Walmart said.
"We look forward to serving them at our Main Avenue Supercenter and other stores in the surrounding communities and [online]."
The store is slated to close on November 3.
A SLEW OF CLOSURES
This announcement comes after Walmart shuttered 23 other locations this year.
In many of the cases, the retailer cited financial losses and underperforming stores as the reason for the closures.
In a statement, Walmart said its Chicago stores lose "tens of millions of dollars a year, and their annual losses nearly doubled in just the last five years," leading to several of them being shut down.
The following locations have already shut down:
Arkansas:
- 3701 SE Dodson Road, Bentonville
DC:
- 99 H Street NW, Washington
Georgia:
- 1801 Howell Mill Rd NW, Atlanta
- 835 M.L.K. Jr Dr NW, Atlanta
Florida:
- 6900 US Highway 19 North, Pinellas Park
Hawaii:
- 1032 Fort Street Mall, Honolulu
Illinois:
- 17550 South Halsted St, Homewood
- 12690 S. Route 59, Plainfield
- 840 N. McCormick Blvd, Lincolnwood
- 1511 Camp Jackson Road, Cahokia
- 8431 S. Stewart Ave, Chicago
- 4720 S. Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago
- 2844 N. Broadway, Chicago
- 2551 W. Cermak Road, Chicago
Indiana:
- 3701 Portage Road, South Bend
Kansas:
- 10303 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, Kansas City
Minnesota:
- 1200 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn Center
New Mexico:
- 301 San Mateo Blvd. SE, Albuquerque
Oregon:
- 4200 82nd Ave. SE, Portland
- 1123 N Hayden Meadows Dr., Portland
Texas:
- 24919 Westheimer Pkwy, Katy
Virginia:
- 5221 Brook Rd, Richmond
Washington:
- 11400 Hwy. 99, Everett
Wisconsin:
- 10330 W. Silver Spring Dr, Milwaukee
The entire retail industry has been plagued with closures this year.
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