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Walmart holds liquidation auction after closing store for good and issuing worrying ‘financial expectations’ statement
Walmart has seen several store closures in 2024
A CLOSED-DOWN Walmart store is holding a liquidation auction and shoppers will be able to grab a bargain.
Retail chiefs rush to clear equipment ranging from cash registers to security cameras used at the shuttered store in Columbus, Ohio.
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The supermarket closed on February 16 as bosses said the outlet had not met financial expectations, per the NBC affiliate WCMH-TV.
The sale will start on Friday and shoppers can snap up a range of items.
Bargain hunters will be able to put down bids on electronic gadgets, furniture, anti-theft systems, and ladders.
Shelves and hand trucks will also be among the items up for grabs.
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Homeowners can bid on household products such as vacuum cleaners, mops, and buckets.
“This is your chance to acquire high-quality equipment, fixtures, and more at a fraction of the retail cost,” the auction listing says.
Around 180 workers were impacted by the shutdown and they were given the chance to move to another location.
Meanwhile, the store’s pharmacy closed on March 4 – weeks after the supermarket shuttered for the last time.
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Execs have confirmed there are no additional store closures in the region planned.
Walmart has more than 130 supercenters in Ohio.
The U.S. Sun has approached Walmart for comment.
Just a week before the Columbus outlet shuttered, two Walmart stores in San Diego County, California, closed for good.
A Walmart Neighborhood Market outlet in San Diego and a superstore in El Cajon closed.
Bosses said they couldn’t reach an agreement on leases, per the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Walmart store closures 2024
So far, Walmart has closed these stores this year:
- San Diego, California - February 9
- El Cajon, California - February 9
- Columbus, Ohio - February 16
- West Covina, California - March 29
- Towson, Maryland - April 5
- Granite Bay, California - April 12
More than 350 workers combined were impacted by the closures.
Last month, a Walmart store in Towson, Maryland, closed for good after 20 years of business.
Discount sales with items up to 50% off were held before the store closed.
Meanwhile, in Fremont, California, shoppers only have days remaining to grab their favorite items as a Walmart store in the city will close in the coming weeks.
The store is closing down after serving loyal customers for two decades.
But execs warned that the outlet hadn’t met expectations.
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Walmart will still have a presence in the city which has a population of more than 200,000.
This is because there is another store located within five miles.