Macy’s and Kohl’s are preparing to shut down Bay Area department stores — and slash jobs — an ominous indicator that some retailers must navigate a forbidding economic landscape in 2025. Kohl’s has posted plans to shut stores in five Bay Area cities while Macy’s has revealed its decision to shut two stores in the nine-county region.

The New York City-based Macy’s will be closing 66 stores across nearly two dozen states as part of its “Bold New Chapter” strategy, describing the soon-to-be-closed locations as “non-go-forward” locations.

Retail department store chain Kohl's announced Thursday it would close 27 stores in 2025, with 10 stores to be shuttered in California and 17 others across 14 states.

Kohl’s plans to close a number of “underperforming” stores in the next few months, including one in Boise. The department store chain has been grappling with a continued dow

Bad news for local Kohl’s Cash hoarders. The retail chain plans to close more than two dozen “underperforming” stores across the country — including its San Luis Obispo location.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Two Kohl's stores in the Tri-State will be closing in the next few months. The store on Hunt Road in Blue Ash and the store in Forest Park on Cincinnati Mills Drive are expected to be closed by April, according to the Kohl's website. They are among the 27 stores the retailer said were underperforming.

Menomonee Falls-based Kohl's Corp. this year will close 27 underperforming stores, all located outside of Wisconsin, as well as an e-commerce fulfillment

Department store chain Kohl's announced Thursday that over two dozen locations will be soon shuttering nationwide, including two located in the Chicago area.

Wisconsin-based Kohl's is set to close dozens of stores, with 27 underperforming locations impacted by the decision.

Kohl's said Thursday it will close 27 underperforming stores by April 2025. Why it matters: The department store chain is hoping to avoid the fate of some of its rivals, such as Sears and JCPenney, both of which ended up in bankruptcy,