hhgregg, a retailer whose name we assure you we have capitalized correctly, is closing 40% of its stores across the country. The company calls this a plan to “advance turnaround,” while its stock has been delisted from the New York Stock Exchange for having too low a share price, and rumors swirl that it’s planning to file for bankruptcy protection.

The cutbacks, announced today, will also include three distribution centers located in Miami, FL; Brandywine, MD; and Philadelphia, PA. The 88 stores will sell off their inventory and finally close their doors in April.

The closings leave the chain without any stores in the Washington, DC area, for example, and also include a large number of stores in Pennsylvania and in Florida.

In a statement, the chain described stores on the closing list as “underperforming” locations, or “no longer strong shopping destinations due to changes in the local retail shopping landscape.” The shopping centers where these store are located are apparently not as cool as they once were.

“We feel strongly that the markets we will remain in are the right ones for our customers and our business model,” hhgregg president and CEO Robert J. Riesbeck said in a statement. “Our team is dedicated to moving forward and being a profitable 132 store, multi-regional chain where we will continue to be a dominant force in appliances, electronics and home furnishings.”

You’ll notice that there isn’t anything in there about bankruptcy plans, but you should probably dig out any gift cards that you have around anyway.

If you’re just here for the closing list, here it is:

Store	State
Trussville	AL
Mobile	AL
Newark	DE
Dover	DE
Wilmington	DE
Pembroke Pines	FL
Hialeah	FL
Sawgrass, Plantation	FL
Ft. Lauderdale	FL
Kendall, Miami	FL
Wellington	FL
West Palm Beach	FL
Boca Raton	FL
Gainesville	FL
Homestead	FL
Florida Mall, Orlando	FL
Pensacola	FL
Aventura	FL
Pinecrest	FL
Treasure Coast Mall	FL
Stonecrest, Lithonia	GA
Gwinnett, Duluth	GA
Southlake, Morrow	GA
Buckhead, Atlanta	GA
Schaumburg	IL
Bloomingdale	IL
Arlington Heights	IL
Niles	IL
Springfield	IL
Champaign	IL
Kenner Westgate	LA
Westbank	LA
Mall of Louisiana	LA
Hagerstown	MD
Largo	MD
Waldorf	MD
Rockville	MD
Frederick	MD
Catonsville	MD
Hanover	MD
Bel Air	MD
Towson	MD
Annapolis	MD
Glen Burnie	MD
Chesterfield	MO
Mooresville	NC
Durham	NC
Cary	NC
Asheville	NC
Moorestown	NJ
Deptford, Woodbury	NJ
Mays Landing	NJ
Newark, Heath	OH
Fairlawn, Akron	OH
Mansfield	OH
Tri-County	OH
Lower Paxon, Harrisburg	PA
York	PA
Mechanicsburg	PA
Lancaster	PA
Wilkes-Barre	PA
Dickson City	PA
Wyomissing	PA
Downingtown	PA
King of Prussia, Berwyn	PA
Montgomeryville, North Wales	PA
Whitman Square, Philadelphia	PA
Langhorne	PA
Whitehall	PA
North Hills	PA
Erie	PA
Mt. Juliet	TN
Short Pump, Henrico	VA
Chesterfield, Midlothian	VA
Newport News	VA
Virginia Beach	VA
Chesapeake	VA
Fredericksburg	VA
Colonial Heights	VA
Roanoke	VA
Winchester	VA
Springfield	VA
Sterling	VA
Fairfax	VA
Bailey’s Crossroads, Falls Church	VA
Woodbridge	VA
Manassas	VA
Vienna	WV

 

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