The home goods retailer At Home is closing an additional six stores across the country, bringing its total closure tally to more than two dozen as it grapples with high debt and dwindling sales.
The furniture and home decor retailer based in Coppell, Texas, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 16, pointing to "broader economic and retail-specific market pressures," in court documents. The bankruptcy filing and store closures follow several other "big box" retailers that have also significantly downsized their brick-and-mortar footprints this year, including Big Lots, Joann Fabrics, Kohl's, JCPenney, Macy's, and Party City.
The retailer initially announced 26 store closures in June, before paring that down to 24 when it decided to keep open two stores in New Jersey and Wisconsin. The company added another six stores to the list, according to a statement by retail firm Hilco Consumer-Retail on Aug. 1, bringing the current number of stores it will shutter in the coming months to 30.
The company employed about 7,170 employees when it filed for bankruptcy protection.
Here's what you need to know about At Home in Massachusetts.
Which At Home stores are closing in Massachusetts?
The following stores in the Commonwealth will close by Sept. 30 of this year, according to Hilco Consumer-Retail, which was retained to manage At Home's store closings:
These stores were on the original list of closing stores, which means that no new stores in Massachusetts were added.
Which At Home stores are staying open in Massachusetts
After the closures this September, At Home will have two remaining locations in Massachusetts:
Peabody: 310 Andover St., Peabody
Seekonk: 1110 Fall River Ave., Seekonk
At Home also has two locations in Connecticut and one in Rhode Island.
Catherine Messier contributed to the reporting of this story.
This article originally appeared on Telegram & Gazette: At Home to close two major MA locations, keeps 2 open. What to know
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