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 said it plans to close 27 "underperforming" stores across the U.S. by April 2025. The company, headquartered in the Milwaukee suburb of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, on Thursday announced the closures. It accounts for under 3% of its more than 1,150 stores.

Kohl’s, the struggling chain of department stores, said it will permanently close 27 “underperforming” locations in 14 states, including 10 in California alone as the company takes emergency measures to avoid bankruptcy.

The retail chain announced Thursday it will be closing 27 of its stores in underperforming locations by April. Ten of these locations are in California, with two in San Diego County