Devi Shastri

Oshkosh Northwestern

Three more Kmart stores in Wisconsin will close by the end of this year, including one in Ripon.

“After careful review, we have made the difficult but necessary decision to close the Kmart store in Ripon, Wisconsin,” Larry Costello, PR director for the company, said in a statement to WLUK-TV.

Costello said a liquidation sale is expected to begin in mid-September with the store slated to close by mid-December.

USA Today compiled a list of the nearly 100 most recent impending closures based on media reports that said other Wisconsin stores closing include those in Caledonia and Mauston. Company officials did not release an official list of the locations closing.

The closure of Kmart in Waupaca was previously announced. It will close Nov. 17, eliminating 41 jobs.