Boardman Sears store closing

BOARDMAN — Sears confirmed today that the Boardman Sears location at the Southern Park Mall will close by mid-July.

A liquidation sale will take place April 27.

No other local stores will close.

“We have been strategically and aggressively evaluating our store space and productivity, and have accelerated the closing of unprofitable stores as previously announced,” a spokesman said. “This is not an effort solely aimed at cost savings but is part of a strategy we have been executing against as many of our larger stores are too big for our needs.”