RadioShack Announces Michigan Store Closings
By Edward Cardenas
SOUTHFIELD (CBS Detroit) - RadioShack announced Monday that 25 stores in Metro Detroit will be closed as the company begins bankruptcy proceedings.
The metro Detroit stores are among 1,784 stores nationwide that will be closing. RadioShack currently has nearly 4,000 company owned stores in the U.S.
"These steps are the culmination of a thorough process intended to drive maximum value for our stakeholders," said Joe Magnacca, RadioShack's chief executive officer, in a release.
The stores that are slated for closure in metro Detroit include:
- Briarwood Mall, Ann Arbor
- 4179 Baldwin Road, Auburn Hills
- 41821 Garfield, Clinton Township
- 3050 Union Lake Road, Commerce
- 16201 Ford Road, Dearborn
- 4960 Schaefer, Dearborn
- 26350 Ford Road, Dearborn Heights
- 1347 W. Eight Mile, Detroit
- 4501 Woodward, Detroit
- 32436 Grand River Ave., Farmington
- 8896 W. 8 Mile, Ferndale
- 3617 East Grand River, Howell
- 29480 7 Mile, Livonia
- 26122 Greenfield, Oak Park
- 3552 Pine Grove, Port Huron
- 67342 Main, Richmond
- 2516 S. Adams, Rochester
- 1215 S. Livernois, Rochester Hills
- 28755 S. Rochester Road, Rochester Hills
- 28684 Telegraph, Southfield
- Sterling Ponds, Sterling Heights
- Oakland Mall, Troy
- 47591 Van Dyke, Utica
- 35354 E. Michigan Ave., Wayne
- 35533 Ford Rd, Westland
Other Michigan stores which may close include:
- Lakeview Square Mall, Battle Creek
- 116 E Columbia Ave., Battle Creek
- Bay City Mall, Bay City
- 1359 Mall Drive, Benton Harbor
- 2167 W. Vienna Rd., Clio
- Davison Shopping Center, Davison
- 119 N. Lincoln Road, Escanaba
- 4921 Clio Road, Flint
- 808 S. Center St., Flint
- 3306 Miller Road, Flint
- Birchwood Mall, Fort Gratiot
- Grand Blanc Center, Grand Blanc
- 5070 28th Street, Grand Rapids
- 2131 W. Houghton Lake Dr., Houghton Lake
- 1200 Jackson Crossing, Jackson
- 4520 Stadium Dr., Kalamazoo
- 6250 Cedar St., Lansing
- Marketplace at Delta Township, Lansing
- 1407 Manistee Hwy., Manistee
- 6744 S. River Road, Marine City
- 15869 W. Michigan Ave., Marshall
- Westwood Plaza Mall, Marquette
- Mall of Monroe, Monroe
- 2191 S Mission St., Mount Pleasant
- The Lakes Mall, Muskegon
- 850 W. Sherman Blvd., Muskegon
- 1819 E. Sherman Blvd., Muskegon
- Meridian Mall, Okemos
According to reports, liquidation sales began in some stores over the past weekend.
Wireless company Sprint will establish a new dedicated mobility "store within a store" retail presence in up to 1,750 of the remaining stores.
The nearly 100-year-old company declared bankruptcy Thursday.
This report was updated at 3:52 p.m. Monday.