KOHL’S is slated to follow the lead of JCPenney and Macy’s as it begins the closure process at a once popular shopping mall.
The Kohl’s shutter in Spring Hill Mall is just one of over two dozen locations the company recently announced.
A Kohl’s in Illinois stands as the last remaining store at the formerly popular Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee and Carpentersville – around 45 miles from Chicago.
However, Kohl’s executives have slated the location for closure as part of a string of 27 shutdowns nationwide.
Located at 3000 Spring Hill Ring Road, the Kohl’s store will close its doors by April, according to the company’s announcement earlier this month.
Another Kohl’s in the Chicago suburbs, located in Plainfield, is also set to close this spring.
Alongside the 25 other Kohl’s stores on the list, both Illinois locations were cited as “underperforming” by the department store chain.
Closing Kohl’s Stores
The 27 Kohl’s stores that will be shut down by April are as follows:
Alabama:
- Spanish Fort – 21000 Town Center Ave.
Arkansas:
- Little Rock West – 13909 Chenal Pkwy.
California:
- Balboa (San Diego) – 5505 Balboa Ave.
- Encinitas – 134 N El Camino Real
- Fremont – 43782 Christy St.
- Mountain View – 350 Showers Dr.
- Napa – 1116 1st St.
- Pleasanton – 4525 Rosewood Dr.
- Point West (Sacramento) – 1896 Arden Way
- San Rafael – 5010 Northgate Dr.
- San Luis Obispo – 205 Madonna Rd.
- Westchester – 8739 S Sepulveda Blvd.
Colorado:
- Arapahoe Crossing (Aurora) – 6584 S Parker Rd.
Georgia:
- Duluth – 2050 W Liddell Rd.
Idaho:
- Boise – 400 N Milwaukee St.
Illinois:
- Plainfield – 11860 S Route 59
- Spring Hill (West Dundee) – 3000 Spring Hill Ring Rd.
Massachusetts:
- Stoughton – 501 Technology Center Dr.
New Jersey:
- East Windsor – 72 Princeton Hightstown Rd.
Ohio:
- Blue Ash – 4150 Hunt Rd.
- Forest Park (Cincinnati) – 100 Cincinnati Mills Dr.
Oregon:
- Portland Gateway – 10010 NE Halsey St.
Pennsylvania:
- Pottstown – 351 W Schuylkill Rd.
Texas:
- North Dallas – 18224 Preston Rd.
Utah:
- Riverton – 13319 S 3600 W Ste 13LOT
Virginia:
- Herndon – 2100 Centreville Rd.
- Williamsburg – 100 Gristmill Plz
“We always take these decisions very seriously,” said Tom Kingsbury, Kohl’s CEO.
“As we continue to build on our long-term growth strategy, it is important that we also take difficult but necessary actions to support the health and future of our business for our customers and our teams.”
The 27 closures across 22 states make up less than 3% of Kohl’s 1,150 locations.
ANCHORS AWEIGH
Opened in 1980, Spring Hill Mall closed last spring along with all the stores inside, except for a Cinemark movie theater and the Kohl’s store.
Fencing was put around the mall and parking lots in late spring, although shoppers could still access Kohl’s and Cinemark.
Demolition of the Spring Hill Mall began in the summer of last year as West Dundee officials hoped to redevelop the space.
West Dundee ultimately purchased what remained of the Spring Hill Mall, including the Cinemark theater, for $7 million.
The Kohl’s store was not part of the acquisition, and its closure marks the departure of the final store at the mall.
It was an anchor store at the Spring Hill Mall, alongside the JCPenney and Macy’s stores that once stood at the shopping center.
The JCPenney location opened in 1983 as one of the mall’s original anchors, functioning as one of West Dundee’s biggest money-makers.
However, to streamline operations and boost profits, the store was shut down in 2011.
Macy’s was also formerly an anchor store at the Spring Hill Mall, taking its leave in 2020.
The retailer shuttered the store as part of a larger strategy to close underperforming locations, focusing its resources on more profitable ones.
“Macy’s is proud to have served the Dundee community over the past 40 years,” the company said at the time.
Many retail giants are struggling to stay afloat in today’s tough retail climate.
For example, the Macy’s CEO addressed 150 closures and admitted that its stores “should be better.”
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