Walmart Is Temporarily Closing Hundreds of Stores Right Now—Here's Why

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Kali Coleman

September 30, 2022·4 min read

Over the last few years, companies have been closing stores left and right amid the pandemic and a number of other economic challenges. This had led to permanent closures from big-name retailers like CVS and Bed Bath&Beyond. But not everything is going away permanently, thankfully, and sometimes closures are just a temporary necessity. In fact, one of the biggest retailers in the U.S. is now closing hundreds of locations in multiple states for a limited time. Read on to find out more about Walmart's closures.

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Walmart has closed several stores permanently this year.

Walmart has not been spared from the recent retail apocalypse—at least, not in terms of certain locations. In the spring, the big-box retailer shuttered several of its stores permanently. Walmart closed locations in Louisville, Kentucky; Forest Park, Ohio; and Bellevue, Washington, in April. And in May, the company closed stores in Guilford, Connecticut, and Mayfield Heights, Ohio.Read more