Less than a week before Kohl's Corp. welcomes new CEO Ashley Buchanan, the national retailer announced Thursday it would close 27 underperforming locations by April 2025. Dayton-area stores are safe for now, but two Cincinnati-area locations in Blue Ash and Forest Park are included in the list of closures.

Kohl's said Friday it will close 27 underperforming locations in 15 states by April -- a fraction of its 1,150-store base -- as the struggling department store chain aims to boost profitability and improve sagging sales.

Kohl’s is closing 27 stores across more than a dozen states as the struggling retailer looks to improve profitability.

Less than a week before Kohl's Corp. welcomes new CEO Ashley Buchanan, the national retailer announced on Thursday it would close 27 underperforming locations by April 2025, none

Two Kohl's stores near Chicago are among 27 set to close by April 2025. The Wisconsin retailer has 1,000-plus stores in the U.S.

In an effort to prevent bankruptcy, Kohl’s is planning on closing 27 underperforming stores by April 2025, including one in Montgomery County, writes