Retailer Closes Nearly a Dozen Stores, Including One in Wisconsin

It's been a rough few months for retailers and restaurants in every sector of business, so it seems. If you're unaware, allow me to catch you up:

Big Lots shut down a couple different Iowa stores.
Party City is going out of business, with stores in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin closing soon.
Kohl's will be closing 27 stores, two of which in Illinois.
Hooters is filing for bankruptcy.
Chicago's Home Run Inn just closed a third of its locations in the Chicagoland area.
Dollar General will be closing nearly 100 stores, possibly some in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

One of the Most Recognizable Retailers Has Already Closed Nearly a Dozen Stores:

Now, another retailer has revealed that they have closed 11 stores across many states in the U.S. over the last year. The retailer is Walmart, which operates over 4,000 stores in the country, per The Mirror. Walmart revealed the decision to close these stores was due to underperforming sales and stiff competition from websites like Amazon and Temu.

While a significant number of stores were in California, one in particular was in Wisconsin. It closed last April, per TMJ4. It was the Walmart in Milwaukee, located at 7025 West Main Street.

A List of Walmart Stores That Have Recently Closed:

Per The Mirror, here are a list of Walmart locations that have already shuttered:

Dunwoody, Georgia (Ashford Dunwoody Road)
Marietta, Georgia (Walmart Neighbourhood Market on Roswell Road)
Towson, Maryland (1238 Putty Hill Ave.)
Columbus, Ohio (3579 S. High St.)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (7025 W. Main St.)
Aurora, Colorado (10400 E Colfax Ave.)
San Diego, California (2121 Imperial Avenue)
El Cajon, California (605 Fletcher Parkway)
West Covina, California (2753 E. Eastland Center Dr.)
Fremont, California (40580 Albrae Street)
Granite Bay, California (4080 Douglas Boulevard)

Not the First Time Walmart Has Closed a Significant Number of Stores:

The Mirror also noted that back in 2016, Walmart closed 154 stores, which created three separate food deserts; one in Arkansas, Walmart's home state, and two in Alabama. A food desert is defined as "an urban area in which it is difficult to buy affordable or good-quality fresh food," per Oxford Libraries.

From the list above, it doesn't appear that these closings resulted in any of the regions in which the stores resided becoming food deserts. Still, it's worth noting that when Walmart stores close, they tend to have enormous ripple effects on the communities they once served.