18 retailers closing 100s of stores: JC Penney, Children's Place, Men's Wearhouse, Chico's and more

18 retailers closing 100s of stores in 2017

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It’s a dismal time for retailers. Faced with increasing online competition, brick-and-mortal stores have struggled to generate traffic and maintain sales. The result has been a series of closures among traditional retailers, both big box and specialty stores. Here’s a look at some of the most high-profile closures:

Radio Shack

The long-time technology retailer is closing 552 stores as it navigates its way through the second bankruptcy in two years. The chain is closing 36 percent of its locations, the fate of another 1,000 remain up in the air. Two of the locations set to be closed are in Alabama – Mobile and Madison.

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JC Penney

JC Penney is shuttering 138 stores, including four locations in Alabama. The Alabama locations to be closed are in Auburn, Bessemer, Gadsden and Jasper. The closures will eliminate about 5,000 jobs.

Leada Gore | lgore@al.com

HH Gregg

Appliance and electronics retailer HH Gregg is closing 88 stores, including two locations in Alabama, as part of its bankruptcy filing. The Indianapolis-based chain currently employs about 3,700 people, with 1,500 jobs being cut through the closures. The Alabama locations to be closed are in Trussville and Mobile.

Leada Gore | lgore@al.com

Men's Wearhouse

Tailored Brands, which operates Men’s Wearhouse, is in the process of closing 250 stores. Most of the shuttered locations are Men’s Wearhouse tux stores. Also closing are all Jos. A. Bank and Men’s Wearhouse outlet stores and 90 full-price Jos. A. Banks stores.

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Gander Mountain

Outdoor chain Gander Mountain has filed for bankruptcy and will close 32 stores. Four Alabama locations - Gadsden, Mobile, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa – are shutting down. Gander Mountain previously sought bankruptcy protections in the 1990s.

William Thornton | wthornton@al.com

Family Christian Stores

All locations of Family Christian Stores are closing. The company operates more than 240 stores in 36 states, with seven locations in Alabama - Huntsville, Montgomery, Birmingham, Mobile, Oxford, Gadsden and Fultondale. The closures will affect more than 3,000 employees nationwide.

Leada Gore | lgore@al.com

Macy’s

Struggling retailer Macy’s is closing as many as 100 locations in the coming years. The retailer operates two stores in Alabama: one at the Riverchase Galleria and one at Brookwood Village, neither of which are on the current closure list. The 100-plus closures represent about 15 percent of the company's total footprint.