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Kmart to Close Burton, Flint Stores in December
The retail chain also will close 3 other locations around Michigan, putting more than 600 employees out of work.
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The Burton and Flint locations are two of five Kmart stores set to close in early December, WDIV-TV reports.
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Stores in Rochester Hills, Madison Heights and Port Huron also are being shuttered, the report stated.
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The closings will leave 610 Kmart employees without a job, including 85 employees at the Burton store and 81 at the Flint store, the report stated. Eligible associates will receive a severance package and be able to apply for Kmart or Sears openings at other locations, the report added.
Liquidation sales at these five stores will start Sept. 28.
The closings are a way for Sears Holdings, Kmart’s parent company, to cut back on on-going expenses, the report stated.
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