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Kmart stores in Gastonia, Pineville to close

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears Holdings announced Thursday that the company will close 68 Kmart and 10 Sears stores this summer.

In February, the company said that it would accelerate the closing of unprofitable stores.

All of the Sears stores and nearly all of the Kmart stores will close in late July.

The two Kmart stores closing in the Charlotte area are at 10500 Centrum Parkway in Pineville and 3580 East Franklin in Gastonia. Other North Carolina stores to shut its doors are in Brevard, Lumberton and Rocky Mount.

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