Disney Store In Concord To Permanently Close

CONCORD, CA — The Disney store at Sunvalley Mall in Concord is among the dozens nationally that are set to close in the coming weeks.

The store at 1 Sunvalley Mall is listed on the company’s store locator as one that will close soon as Target plans to open more than 100 Disney shops inside a variety of their stores nationwide, USA Today reported. Along with the Concord store, the San Francisco Disney store on Stockton Street is also among 57 locations Disney said would close before Sept. 15, according to the report. Disney said earlier this year it was closing 40 other stores nationwide.

The announcement brings the number of stores Disney plans to close to 97.

In March, Disney said it will close at least 60 physical stores this year to focus on its e-commerce business, according to USA Today. The report says only about two dozen Disney stores will remain open around the country after the attest round of closures.

The Disney outlet store in Livermore will remain open for the time being; it is not among those slated to close next month.

Stephanie Young, the president of consumer products, games and publishing for Disney, told USA Today in March the company has “been focused on meeting consumers where they are already spending their time, such as the expansion of Disney store shop-in-shops around the world."

“We now plan to create a more flexible, interconnected e-commerce experience that gives consumers easy access to unique, high-quality products across all our franchises,” Young said.

The stores inside Disney theme parks and Target stores won’t be affected by the latest closures, the USA Today report says. Target will continue to add Disney store sites inside their own stores as more Disney standalone sites close.