Chester Co. Kohl's To Shut Down For Good This Weekend

NORTH COVENTRY, PA — A suburban Philadelphia Kohl's store is among 27 nationwide that will shut down permanently this weekend as the popular discount retailer faces financial strife.

The "Pottstown" store, which is within a Pottstown zip code but is actually on 351 W. Schuylkill Road at the Coventry Mall in South Pottstown, is the only Pennsylvania store impacted by the announcement.

The store will shutter for good on Saturday, March 29.

Kohl's said it told employees in Chester County and other impacted stores of the closures and offered them a "competitive" severance package or invited them to apply to openings at other branches.

Beyond stating that the Coventry mall store was among its underperforming locations, Kohl's did not elaborate further on the closures.

"While Kohl's continues to believe in the health and strength of its profitable store base, these specific locations were underperforming stores," Kohl's said in a statement.

There are some 1,150 Kohl's stores across the country.