Olympia Sports announced it will close 76 stores, including 22 in Massachusetts, after being purchased by sports retailer JackRabbit.

The Maine-based athletic footwear and apparel chain will hold store closing sales beginning Friday, with storewide discounts on sneakers, clothing and other items.

Olympia Sports opened its first store in 1975 and currently has about 150 locations throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest.

The Massachusetts locations that are slated to close include:

Auburn Mall - 385 Southbridge St., Auburn

Prudential Center - 800 Boylston St., Boston

Westgate Mall - 200 Westgate Drive, Brockton

Burlington Mall - 75 Middlesex Turnpike, Burlington

Eastgate Plaza - 288 Chelmsford St., Chelmsford

Berdon Plaza - 25 Berdon Way, Fairhaven

Franklin Village Shopping Center - 85 Franklin Village Drive, Franklin

Timpany Plaza - 356 Timpany Blvd., Gardner

Gloucester Crossing - 331 Gloucester Crossing Road, Gloucester

Harwich Commons Shopping Plaza - 1475 Orleans Road, Harwich

The Mall At Whitney Field - 100 Commercial Road, Leominster

Sunrise Plaza - 1201 Bridge St., Lowell

Solomon Pond Mall - 601 Donald Lynch Blvd., Marlborough

Market Basket Plaza - 25 Storey Ave., Newburyport

North Andover Mall - 350 Winthrop Ave., North Andover

Emerald Square Mall - 224 Emerald Square, North Attleboro

Skaket Corner Shopping Center - 9 West Road, Orleans

North River Plaza - 125 Church St., Pembroke

Rowley Marketplace - 225 Newburyport Turnpike, Rowley

Eastfield Mall - 1655 Boston Road, Springfield

Silver City Galleria - 2 Galleria Mall Drive, Taunton

Gibbs Crossing - 350 Palmer Road, Ware