Plainfield's Walmart To Close: 'Hasn't Performed As Well As We Hoped'

PLAINFIELD, IL — Walmart Supercenter on Route 59 in Plainfield is shuttering its doors, officials announced. The store will close March 10.

The decision comes after a review process of Walmart's more than 5,000 stores nationwide, some of which have not met financial expectations. Although the company said its underlying business is strong, the location at 12690 S. Route 59 "hasn't performed as well as we'd hoped."

Officials said there is no one cause for the store closure and said the decision is based on historic and current financial performance that is in line with the threshold that guide's the company's strategy to close underperforming stores.

Less than a year ago, on June 3, the Route 59 store celebrated a "regrand opening," unveiling an expanded grocery section, a $1 shopping area, a grab-and-go section and a new register lane for streamlined checkout, Patch reported.

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Once Plainfield's Walmart is no longer, customers can visit one of Walmart's four supercenters within eight miles and six stores within 15 miles of the Route 59 location. The nearest locations are in Bolingbrook, 200 S. Bolingbrook Drive, and Romeoville, 420 Weber Road.

Current employees at the Plainfield Walmart are eligible to transfer to a nearby store. The company said it is invested in its employees and wants to keep them "in the Walmart family."

"We are grateful to the customers who have given us the privilege of serving them at our Plainfield location," Felicia McCranie, director of corporate affairs, said in a statement. "We look forward to serving them at our other stores in the surrounding communities and on walmart.com."

The Plainfield closing isn't the only in the Chicago area. Officials in Homewood announced a Walmart there will also close by March 10.