Kohl’s confirms it will permanently close down location after 20 years sending holiday plans into last minute crisis
After 20 years, a well-known department store will permanently close one of its outlets.
Kohl’s in Herdon, Virginia will close its doors for good during the 2024 Christmas season.
Twenty years after its initial debut, the venerable chain store will close its doors on January 18, 2025.
With just a few weeks left to do their Christmas shopping, the neighborhood will suffer a setback.
Following the announcement of the news, store patrons took to The Burn’s Facebook page.
“It’s always empty in there,” someone said. However, I found some amazing deals on Columbia jackets at the end of last winter.
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Someone else said, “I remember when it was Caldor converting to Kohls in late 90s.”
“Thank you to the staff, I have always received good customer service,” a third person said. I wish you luck.
On April 16, 1999, the store at 2100 Centreville Road opened, joining seven other sites around the United States.
“After this date, shoppers can visit nearby Kohl’s stores, including 21245 Signal Hill Plaza, Sterling, VA, and 12551 Fair Lakes Circle, Fairfax, VA, or shop online at Kohls.com,” stated Megan Regenfuss, Kohl’s communications coordinator.
The German grocery store secured a lease in March to convert the 105,700-square-foot Kohl’s facility into a Lidl.
It comes as a North Face store that has been in business for more than 15 years is set to close in a few weeks.
Since 2009, the closing-down establishment has been a fixture in the heart of Philadelphia, but its time is running out.
This is because, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer, it will close after January 31.
Additionally, the business has verified that the closure coincides with the store’s lease expiring.
According to a representative, The North Face has a long history of being involved with the Philadelphia community.
The chain has two additional locations in the greater Philadelphia area in addition to its 3,500 locations worldwide.
The parent firm of the North Face shut down a distribution center in Virginia earlier this year.
According to The Denver Business Journal, the corporation recently announced that it would be laying off hundreds of workers as part of a “reinvent” campaign.
The goal is to reduce expenses by $300 million.
It is among the few chains that have closed its locations in the city of Washington.
Among the companies that have lately closed stores in Seattle are Nike and Target.
The closure has not been explained by North Face’s management.
However, crime has been a problem in downtown Seattle in recent years.
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Last year, a Target store in Seattle had to close due to criminal activity.
Target executives chose to close one of the nine.
US braces for ‘45,000 store closures’
Experts have warned that in the next five years, about 45,000 physical stores may shut.
In recent years, a number of large retailers have announced shop closures or completely shut down their operations.
Chains including Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, Shore City, Tuesday Morning, Sally Beauty, Foot Locker, and Z Gallerie have all closed.
Bed Bath & Beyond is now only an online retailer after closing all of its physical locations.
Since the beginning of 2019, the retailers most impacted have been those selling apparel, consumer electronics, sporting goods, hobbies, books, music, and home furnishings.
According to UBS, there will be 45k fewer retail locations overall—from 958k to 913k.
According to the paper, certain establishments should prosper while others should suffer.
Retailers like Target, Walmart, Costco, and Home Depot might be among the winners, it added.
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