Macy's is closing nearly 30 stores in 19 states. Is your location on the list?

Kelly Tyko | USA TODAY

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A week into 2020, the retail apocalypse rages on.

Macy's is closing 28 stores in the next couple months and one Bloomingdale's location, according to local media reports. Corporate officials initially would not confirm the number of stores closing, but did the day after USA TODAY posted its list.

"We regularly review our store portfolio and will provide an update at our Investor Day on February 5th," the company said in a statement sent to USA TODAY on Jan. 7.

Clearance sales will begin this month and run for eight to 12 weeks, Macy's Media Relations Manager Julianne Bartosz said in an email to TCPalm.com, which is part of the USA TODAY Network, about the Macy's in the Indian River Mall in Vero Beach, Florida.

On Jan. 6, Pier 1 Imports announced it plans to close up to 450 locations, nearly half of its 942 stores.

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Macy's holiday sales

Macy's reported its November and December sales results Wednesday, which showed holiday sales dropped.

“Macy’s, Inc.’s performance during the holiday season reflected a strong trend improvement from the third quarter,” CEO Jeff Gennette said in a news release. “Additionally, customers responded to our gifting assortment and marketing strategy, particularly in the 10 days before Christmas.”

In a statement sent to USA TODAY, Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData Retail, said most of Macy's legacy stores "looked shabby and lacked festive cheer. In our view, they remain unfit for purpose and there is a big question mark over their long-term future."

Saunders called the decision to shutter underperforming locations "a foretaste of things to come if Macy’s does not invest in and reinvigorate these outlets."

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Macy's stores closing in early 2020

The following stores are closing with liquidation sales expected to start in January, according to local media reports.

California

Antioch: Somersville Towne Center

Connecticut

Meriden: Westfield Meriden Mall

Florida

Pompano Beach: Pompano Citi Centre

Sanford: Seminole Towne Center

Vero Beach: Indian River Mall

Miami Bloomingdales: The Falls

Georgia

Decatur: The Gallery at South DeKalb

Macon: Macon Mall

Hawaii

Waikoloa Village: Kings' Shops

Idaho

Lewiston: Lewiston Center Mall

Illinois

Carbondale: University Mall

West Dundee: Spring Hill Mall

Indiana

Muncie: Muncie Mall

Kansas

Prairie Village: Prairie Village Shopping Center

Kentucky

Owensboro: Towne Square Mall

Maryland

Salisbury: The Centre at Salisbury

Massachusetts

Leominster: The Mall at Whitney Field

Montana

Helena: Northside Center

New York

Commack: Commack Shopping Center

Hicksville: Broadway Mall

North Carolina

Winston-Salem: Hanes Mall

Ohio

Greater Cincinnati: Northgate Mall

St. Clairsville: Ohio Valley Mall

Stow: Stow-Kent Plaza

Pennsylvania

Harrisburg: Harrisburg Mall

State College: Nittany Mall

Tennessee

Goodlettsville: Rivergate Mall

Washington

Burlington: Cascade Mall

Seattle: Downtown Seattle

Walla Walla: Downtown Walla Walla

Contributing: Jennie Key, Cincinnati Enquirer; Colleen Wixon, TCPalm.com; Sandy Mazza, Nashville Tennessean; Charlotte Stefanski, Muncie Star Press; Lucas Gonzalez, Salisbury Daily Times.

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