CALIFORNIA – Kohl’s announced January 9th, that they are closing their San Bernardino distribution center and 10 stores across California.
A total of 929 employees are being laid off including 690 at the distribution center, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice.
“We always take these decisions very seriously,” said Kohl’s chief executive officer Tom Kingsbury.
The news release says all associates have been informed, and offered a competitive severance package or the ability to apply to other open roles at Kohl’s.
New technology allows Kohl’s to fulfill orders without San Bernardino facility
Kohl’s said the San Bernardino facility has been in operation for Kohl’s since 2010. It is one of 15 e-commerce fulfillment centers (EFC) and distribution centers in Kohl’s supply chain network across the country.
“In recent years, Kohl’s has increased efficiencies with new technology capabilities at newer EFC facilities and has expanded the company’s ability to fulfill customer orders from store locations, allowing the company to maintain its ability to fulfill orders without the San Bernardino facility,” said a statement in the news release.
In addition, Kohl’s announced plans to close 27 of its more than 1,150 locations nationwide.
List of Kohl’s store closures
The closures follow a trend of layoffs in the logistics industry.
A staffing agency recently notified the Employment Development Department (EDD) that they would be laying 1,600 workers at three Ross distribution centers in San Bernardino County.
This is in addition to 2,402 job cuts across the industry in Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and Texas announced in November 2024.
Kohl’s says their closures are of underperforming stores and will take place by April 2025. Here is a list of the California locations closing:
- Balboa (San Diego) – 5505 Balboa Ave.
- Encinitas – 134 N El Camino Real
- Fremont – 43782 Christy St.
- Mountain View – 350 Showers Dr.
- Napa – 1116 1st St.
- Pleasanton – 4525 Rosewood Dr.
- Point West (Sacramento) – 1896 Arden Way
- San Rafael – 5010 Northgate Dr.
- San Luis Obispo – 205 Madonna Rd.
- Westchester – 8739 S Sepulveda Blvd.
