Macy's at Northpark Mall to close

The Macy's store at Northpark Mall in Joplin is one of 45 stores being closed by the company.

CNBC reported Monday that employees at the Joplin store and the other 44 stores have already been told of the closings.

“As previously announced, Macy’s is committed to rightsizing our store fleet by concentrating our existing retail locations in desirable and well-trafficked A and B malls,” a spokeswoman told CNBC in a statement.

“To that end, we announced several store closures today that align to the guidance we provided in February 2020,” she said. “These closures bring us closer to achieving the right mix of mall-based stores.”

 Liquidation sales at all 45 Macy's stores will begin by the end of January.