Attention Kmart Shoppers: Stores closing in 9 states, St. George store safe

Written by Ric Wayman
January 13, 2016

ST. GEORGE — Sears Holdings Corp., which owns the Kmart stores, has announced the closing of multiple store locations across the country.

Kmart in St. George was spared from closing after Sears Holdings, Kmart's parent company, announced store closures in nine states, including Utah. St. George, Utah, Jan. 13, 2016 | Photo by Ric Wayman, St. George News
Kmart in St. George was spared from closing after Sears Holdings Corp. announced store closures in nine states, including Utah. St. George, Utah, Jan. 13, 2016 | Photo by Ric Wayman, St. George News

Stores that will be closing are Sears and Kmart outlets in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio and North Logan, Utah. According to the official notification, the St. George Kmart has been spared from closing.

News outlets across the country are reporting that local stores will begin the closing process with liquidation of their inventory beginning Jan. 24. The stores are expected to close in mid-April.

“The Kmart store in St. George will remain open to the public,” Sears Holdings Director of Corporate Communications Howard Riefs said in an email.

The manager of the St. George store on South Bluff Street, Alberto Rivera, had no comment other than to confirm the store is not closing.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

"I wrote my first word when I was very young. I enjoyed this so much I decided to write many more words." A native of Pacific Palisades, Calif., Ric was bitten by the news bug as a staff writer and associate editor of the Palisades High School Tideline. After school he entered the media as a radio personality, both playing music and reporting news. Ric moved to St. George in the 1980s and was the morning personality on all three major AM stations in town. An avid amateur radio operator, Ric is looking for a good band to play in, as he plays keyboards, bass and guitar. Ric, who currently is working on developing a lifestyle that doesn't require his presence, lives in the center of St. George with his partner Terri, two snoring dogs and too many neurotic cats.

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