Springfield Sears Staying Open Amid New Round Of Store Closings

SPRINGFIELD, PA — Sears Holdings will be closing more than 100 stores in the new year, the company announced Thursday. Of the closures, 64 Kmarts will be shuttered, as well as 39 Sears stores.

But the Springfield Sears location, at 1180-1182 Baltimore Pike, was spared in the latest round of closings.

The stores are expected to close between early March and April and liquidation sales will begin as early as Jan. 12, the company said in a statement.

"We will continue to close some unprofitable stores as we transform our business model so that our physical store footprint and our digital capabilities match the needs and preferences of our members," the company said in its statement.

In Pennsylvania, 10 Kmarts and three Sears stores will close.

Locations include Kmart stores in Philadelphia (Aramingo Avenue), Bridgeville, Sayre, Enola, Harrisburg, Hazleton Township, Pittston, Hermitage, Franklin and Honesdale.

Sears stores in Philadelphia (Bustleton Avenue), Pittsburgh (Ross Park Mall Drive), and Hanover will also close.

A full list of store closures is here.

It's the latest bad news for the company, and for brick-and-mortar stores across the region. Last year, right around the same time, the company announced it would close nine Pennsylvania retail locations.

Many retailers have announced plans to close in 2018, including Bon Ton, J. Crew and Gap.

With reporting from Patch editor Kara Seymour

(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)