The Sears store and Sears Auto Center in the Washington Park Mall will close in mid-December. The store will begin its liquidation sale Friday, a Sears Holding Co. spokesman said Tuesday.

“We have been strategically and aggressively evaluating our store space and productivity, and will be accelerating the closing of unprofitable stores as we have previously announced,” Sears Holding spokesman Howard Riefs said.

The number of Sears associates affected by the store’s closing is unavailable. Eligible associates will receive severance and have the opportunity to apply for open positions at area Sears or Kmart stores, Riefs said.

Riefs said the company hopes to retain some of its Bartlesville customers through its “Shop Your Way” membership platform, websites and mobile apps.

“Our members can also shop at other Sears locations,” Riefs said.

Sears has four stores in Tulsa.