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Just months after downsizing its store at West Towne Mall, Sears Holdings announced Friday that it will close the store and its automotive center.
The Sears store on Mad-ison's East Side will remain open but the closing of the 56,000-square-foot West Towne Store is another shake-up for the mall where Toys "R" Us held its last day of business Friday, Boston Store is in the midst of closing and Granite City Food & Brewery closed in November.
In a statement from Sears Holdings, the parent company of Sears, the company said the closing of the Sears store at West Towne is a "part of our ongoing efforts to streamline the Company's operations and focus on our best stores."
Employees were told of the closure on Thursday. A liquidation sale will begin July 13 with the store closing in late September. The automotive center, located in a separate building, is scheduled to close in late August, the company said.
The closing is not isolated to Madison as Sears has been shuttering scores of...