Sears Holdings plans to close at least 72 more stores in an effort to "streamline the company's operations" and focus on its best performing stores, company officials said Thursday in a news release.

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The news came one day after the Illinois-based company, which owns Sears and Kmart, announced a $424 million first-quarter loss.

Update 3:25 p.m. EDT May 31: The company on Thursday afternoon released a list of 63 stores in almost 30 states that are slated to be closed. Nine other stores "are being evaluated further," officials said. Liquidation sales will begin as early as June 14 at the stores that are being closed.

The company released the following list of to-be closed stores:

Arizona: 

Sears: 10001 N Metro Parkway West, Phoenix, Arizona

California:

Kmart: 910 North China Lake Blvd, Ridgecrest, California

Sears: 100 S Puente Hills Mall, City Industry, California

Colorado:

Kmart: 9881 W 58Th Avenue, Arvada, Colorado

Florida:

Kmart: 5400 E Busch Blvd, Tampa, Florida

Sears: 7902 Citrus Park Town Center, Tampa, Florida

Sears: 320 Towne Center Circle, Sanford, Florida

Georgia:

Sears: 2201 Henderson Mill Road N.E., Atlanta, Georgia

Sears: 1300 Southlake Mall, Morrow, Georgia

Sears: 2100 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth, Georgia

Hawaii:

Kmart: 4303 Nawiliwili Road, Lihue, HI

Iowa:

Kmart: 2535 Hubbell Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa

Sears: 320 W Kimberly Road, Davenport, Iowa

Illinois:

Kmart: 5909 E State Street, Rockford, Illinois

Sears: #2 Hawthorn Center, Vernon Hills, Illinois

Sears: #2 Fox Valley Center, Aurora, Illinois

Sears: 6136 W Grand Avenue, Gurnee, Illinois

Sears: 104 West White Oaks Mall, Springfield, Illinois

Indiana:

Sears: 2415 Sagamore Pkwy S, Lafayette, Indiana

Sears: 40 Muncie Mall, Muncie, Indiana

Sears: 6020 E 82Nd Street, Indianapolis, Indiana

Kansas:

Sears: 1781 SW Wanamaker Road, Topeka, Kansas

Louisiana:

Kmart: 4070 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana

Sears: Alexandria Mall, Alexandria, Louisiana

Massachusetts: 

Sears: Hwys 114 & 128, Peabody, Massachusetts

Sears: Eastfield Mall, Springfield, Massachusetts

Michigan:

Sears: 3191 S Linden Road, Flint, Michigan

Sears: 18900 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, Michigan

Sears: 14100 Lakeside Circle, Sterling Heights, Michigan

Sears: 1212 S Airport Road W, Traverse City, Michigan

Minnesota:

Kmart: 215 North Central Avenue, Duluth, Minnesota

Sears: Shingle Creek Crossing, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

Sears: Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, Minnesota

Missouri: 

Sears: 250 S County Center Way, St. Louis, Missouri

Sears: #1 Chesterfield Mall, Chesterfield, Missouri

Mississippi:

Sears: 1000 Turtle Creek Drive Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Montana: 

Sears: 1515 Grand Avenue, Billings, Montana

New Jersey:

Kmart: 24 34 Barbour Avenue, Passaic/Clifton, New Jersey

Sears: 300 Quaker Bridge Mall, Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Sears: 2341 Rt 66, Ocean, New Jersey

Sears: 2501 Mt Holly Road, Burlington, New Jersey

New Mexico: 

Kmart: 2100 Carlisle Avenue, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Sears: 10000 Coors Bypass N.W., Albuquerque, New Mexico

New York:

Kmart: 1000 Montauk Highway West, Babylon, New York

Kmart: 25301 Rockaway Blvd, Rosedale, New York

Sears: 3649 Erie Blvd E, De Witt/Syracuse, New York

North Dakota:

Sears: 2800 S Columbia Road, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Ohio: 

Sears: 2400 Elida Road, Lima, Ohio

Sears: 17271 Southpark Center, Strongsville, Ohio

Oregon:

Kmart: 12350 N E Sandy Blvd, Portland, Oregon

Pennsylvania:

Kmart: 1072 Mountain Laurel Plaza, Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Sears: 300 S Hills Village, Pittsburgh/South Hills, Pennsylvania

Sears: 1000 Robinson Center Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

South Carolina:

Sears: 205 W Blackstock Road, Spartanburg, South Carolina

Sears: 3101 N Main Street, Anderson, South Carolina

South Dakota:

Sears: 3400 Empire Mall, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Tennessee:

Sears: 2931 Knoxville Center Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee

Texas:

Kmart: 5000 San Dario, Laredo, Texas

Sears: 2401 S Stemmons Freeway, Lewisville, Texas

Sears: 1800 Green Oaks Road, Fort Worth, Texas

Sears: 11200 Lakeline Mall Drive, Cedar Park, Texas

Sears: Golden Triangle Mall, Denton, Texas

Washington:

Sears: 4502 S Steele Street, Tacoma, Washington

Original report: According to the AP, the retailer "has identified about 100 stores that are no longer turning profits, and 72 of those locations will be shuttered down." The closings are slated to start in the "near future" and end by early November, USA Today reported.

More details, including the list of stores, will be released later Thursday, USA Today reported.

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