Is Walmart closing stores in Montana?

When it comes to buying groceries, prices have been going through the roof lately.

With all of us feeling the pinch, you might be worried that, with the recent news that Walmart is closing stores across America, there is a potential that they'll be closing stores in Montana.

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Walmart Closing 22 Stores

Business Insider has reported that Walmart will soon be closing almost two dozen stores in 15 states.

Currently there are 14 Walmart across the Big Sky.

Walmart is a pretty big employer in Montana, as according to their website they employ almost 5000 employees.

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Closing even just one store would hurt not only the people that shop there, but those who work there.

Closing a store would also have a far-reaching ripple effect that can really hurt a local economy, especially when you consider how Walmart affects local economies and small businesses when they originally move in.

Here are the Walmart Stores closing in 2023

Arkansas:

  • 3701 SE Dodson Road, Bentonville (Pick-up only concept)

DC:

  • 99 H Street NW, Washington

Georgia:

  • 1801 Howell Mill Rd NW, Atlanta
  • 835 M.L.K. Jr Dr NW, Atlanta

Florida:

  • 6900 US Highway 19 North, Pinellas Park (Neighborhood Market concept)

Hawaii:

  • 1032 Fort Street Mall, Honolulu

Illinois:

  • 17550 South Halsted St, Homewood
  • 12690 S. Route 59, Plainfield
  • 840 N. McCormick Blvd, Lincolnwood (Pick-up only concept)
  • 1511 Camp Jackson Road, Cahokia
  • 8431 S. Stewart Ave, Chicago
  • 4720 S. Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago
  • 2844 N. Broadway, Chicago
  • 2551 W. Cermak Road, Chicago

Indiana:

  • 3701 Portage Road, South Bend

Kansas:

  • 10303 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, Kansas City (Neighborhood Market concept)

Minnesota:

  • 1200 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn Center

New Mexico:

  • 301 San Mateo Blvd. SE, Albuquerque

Oregon:

  • 4200 82nd Ave. SE, Portland
  • 1123 N Hayden Meadows Dr., Portland

Texas:

  • 24919 Westheimer Pkwy, Katy (Neighborhood Market concept)

Virginia:

  • 5221 Brook Rd, Richmond (Neighborhood Market concept)

Washington:

  • 11400 Hwy. 99, Everett

Wisconsin:

  • 10330 W. Silver Spring Dr, Milwaukee

Luckily as you can see there are no Montana Walmart locations closing at this time.

However, that is not to say it can't happen in the future.

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