Walmart closing a pair of stores in San Diego

• Walmart will close two stores in the San Diego area on February 9.
• A spokesperson cited financial underperformance as the reason for the decision.
• The company closed at least 22 locations across 14 states last year.

Walmart is set to close a pair of stores in the San Diego area that it says are not meeting financial performance expectations.

The store locations are 2121 Imperial Ave. in San Diego and 605 Fletcher Parkway in El Cajon will close on February 9.

 "We are grateful to the customers who have given us the privilege of serving them at our San Diego and El Cajon stores," Walmart spokesperson Brian Little said in a statement to Business Insider. "We look forward to continuing to serve them at any of our many locations across the area, on Walmart.com, and through delivery to their home or business."

The two stores employ a combined 357 workers who are eligible for transfer to another location, the company said, and Walmart will continue to operate over a dozen stores and warehouse clubs in the area.

Walmart had over 4,600 retail locations in the US as of last October, a figure that includes 3,548 supercenters, 356 discount stores, and roughly 700 neighborhood markets and other small format stores. In addition, the company also has about 600 Sam's Club warehouses.

Last year, Business Insider tracked the closures of at least 22 Walmart locations across the US, including four in Chicago. Financial performance was cited in those cases as well.

Walmart was one of at least 20 major retailers that Business Insider identified as having announced the closure of as many as 2,847 stores in the US in 2023.

Here are the latest Walmart closings:

California:

• 2121 Imperial Ave. in San Diego

• 605 Fletcher Parkway in El Cajon

Do you work or shop at one of the Walmart stores above and want to share your thoughts? Contact reporter Dominick Reuter at dreuter@insider.com.