Best Buy has identified the 50 "big box" stores that will be closed as the company tries to shrink its footprint of about 1,100 big-box locations in the U.S.
The company said it has already closed two stores this year (one in Kansas City, Mo., and one in Scottsdale, Ariz.), and has notified five Twin Cities stores and one San Antonio store that they will close later this year. Employees of the 42 remaining stores were notified over the weekend that their stores would be closing.
Best Buy has been struggling for the last few years to compete effectively against Amazon and other online retailers, who often undercut in-store prices and, in many cases, do not charge sales tax.
"This was not an easy decision to make," the company said in a prepared statement. "We chose these stores carefully, and are working to ensure the impact to our employees will be as minimal as possible. ... But we also recognize the impact this news has on the people who deserve respect for the contributions they have made to our business.
The announcement from Best Buy said that most of the doomed stores will permanently close by May 12. Three additional locations are expected to permanently close later this summer.
Here is the list of store closings, as provided by Best Buy:
Store Name | Address | City | State |
Casa Grande | 1004 N Promenade Pwy | Casa Grande | AZ |
Lake Pleasant | 10134 W Happy Valley Rd | Peoria | AZ |
East Palo Alto | 1751 E Bayshore Rd | East Palo Alto | CA |
Westwood | 10861 Weyburn Ave | Los Angeles | CA |
Manteca | 934 Perimeter Dr | Manteca | CA |
Moreno Valley East | 27220 Eucalyptus | Moreno Valley | CA |
Ontario | 4120 E 4th St | Ontario | CA |
Pittsburg | 4405 Century Blvd | Pittsburg | CA |
Jamboree | 2857 Park Ave | Tustin | CA |
Arapahoe & Parker | 15800 E Briarwood Cir | Aurora | CO |
The Forum | 9370 Dynasty Dr | Fort Myers | FL |
Oldsmar | 11655 W Hillsborough Ave | Tampa | FL |
Fayetteville | 128 Pavilion Pkwy | Fayetteville | GA |
Loganville | 4014 Atlanta Hwy | Loganville | GA |
Addison | 1038 N Rohlwing Rd | Addison | IL |
87th & Dan Ryan | 8900 S Lafayette Ave | Chicago | IL |
Deerfield | 200 S Waukegan Rd | Deerfield | IL |
Matteson | 4707 Lincoln Mall Dr | Matteson | IL |
Mundelein | 1100 N Rt 83 | Mundelein | IL |
West Dundee | 979 W Main St | West Dundee | IL |
Speedway | 10500 Parallel Pkwy | Kansas City | KS |
Back Bay | 360 Newbury St | Boston | MA |
Wareham | 2421 Cranberry Hwy | Wareham | MA |
Inner Harbor | 600 E Pratt St | Baltimore | MD |
Hunt Valley | 118 Shawan Rd | Hunt Valley | MD |
Biddeford | 405 Mariner Way | Biddeford | ME |
*Brooklyn Center | 5925 Earle Brown Dr | Brooklyn Center | MN |
*Edina | 3200 Southdale Cir | Edina | MN |
*Hutchinson | 1350 Hwy 15 S | Hutchinson | MN |
*Lakeville | 18350 Orchard Trl | Lakeville | MN |
Rochester South | 4540 Maine Ave Se | Rochester | MN |
*Rogers | 20870 Rogers Dr | Rogers | MN |
Ellisville | 15678 Manchester Rd | Ellisville | MO |
Monroe | 3151 W Highway 74 | Monroe | NC |
Rocky Mount | 1100 N Wesleyan Blvd | Rocky Mount | NC |
Millard | 12210 K Plz | Omaha | NE |
East River Plaza | 517 E 117th St | New York | NY |
Steelyard Commons | 3506 Steelyard Dr | Cleveland | OH |
Salem Mall | 5031 Salem Ave | Dayton | OH |
Caguas | Las Americas Expry PR52 Zafiro | Caguas | PR |
Middletown | 890 W Main Rd | Middletown | RI |
Hickory Hollow | 5255 Hickory Hollow Pkwy | Antioch | TN |
Techridge | 12901 North I-35 | Austin | TX |
*Woodlake Parkway | 6218 Woodglen | San Antonio | TX |
Landmark Mall | 5901 Stevenson Ave | Alexandria | VA |
Cosner's Corner | 9745 Jefferson Davis Hwy | Fredericksburg | VA |
East Richmond | 4410 S Laburnum Ave | Richmond | VA |
Mill Plain | 16611 Se Mill Plain Blvd | Vancouver | WA |
* indicates stores notified March 29, 2012 of closure plans Note: Two stores in Kansas City, MO (Metro North) and Scottsdale, AZ (Shea) permanently closed in February 2012. | |||
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