A shuttered Sears in Silverdale appears to be imminent, evident by the bright red and yellow signs announcing "Everything Must Go!" and "Store Closing Sale!" now hanging around the retailer's Kitsap Mall store.

The home appliance retail giant has run the Silverdale location since 1985, but the company has recently fallen on tough times.

Sears Holding Corporation, the parent company of Sears and Kmart, filed for bankrupcy and closed hundreds of stores last year.

The retailer announced earlier this month that 26 stores will close in October, including a Sears location in Spokane. However, the Silverdale Sears was not included on that list.

There has been a national spiral of store closings in 2019 — dubbed the "retail apocalypse." Retailers have announced more than 7,600 store closures in the first eight months of this year, according to global marketing research firm Coresight Research. In 2018, Coresight tracked 5,864 closings.

Several employees inside the Silverdale store said they received the news last week but didn't say when the store is expected to shut down. There was no answer at a Sears corporate media phone line.

Kendall Dean, an associate at the store, said he had been working at Sears for 2 1/2 months. Now Dean's back to looking for a new job.

"It's just life. Stuff happens," he said.

The general manager of Kitsap Mall, Erin Leedham, said that another owner has already bought Sears' space.

The parcel of land — which totals more than 448,000 square feet — was purchased for $9.1 million dollars on July 31, according to documents filed in Kitsap County. The new owner is still unclear.

"We're sad to see Sears go, but we're excited about the future," Leedham said.