Sweetbay to close 33 Florida stores | News

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida -- Sweetbay announced plans today to close 33 under-performing stores in Florida.

The stores will close by mid-February. A company spokesperson said, "While these decisions are difficult, especially given the impact on our associates, customers, and communities, these actions will continue to enhance the performance of our overall store portfolio and further enable us to deliver profitable growth and accelerate shareholder value."

After the closures, Sweetbay will have 72 stores remaining in Florida.

Here is the full list of store closures:

Sarasota/Bradenton

5201 33rd Street East Bradenton

8750 State Road 70 East Bradenton

501 N. Beneva Rd, Ste #180 Sarasota

3410 US Hwy 301 Ellenton

Pinellas/Pasco

1861 North Highland Avenue Clearwater

1861 North Highland Avenue Clearwater

1681 Main Street Dunedin

8833 Mitchell Blvd. New Port Richey

6095 9th Avenue North St. Petersburg

955 62nd Avenue South St. Petersburg

1794 22nd Street South St. Petersburg

4665 66th Street North Kenneth City

7580 49th Street North Pinellas Park

7431 S.R. 54 New Port Richey

3400 E. Lake Rd Palm Harbor

9017 S.R. 52 Hudson

1943 US Alt 19 North Tarpon Springs

Ft Myers/Naples

2482 Immokalee Road Naples

5926 Premier Way Naples

4015 Santa Barbara Blvd Naples

10175 Tamiami Trail Punta Gorda

Tampa

2333 W. Hillsborough Avenue Tampa

5050 10th Ave East (Columbus Plaza) Tampa

4519 Gunn Highway Tampa

5320 Ehrlich Road Tampa

17605 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. Tampa

10617 Sheldon Road Tampa

Homosassa

4500 S. Suncoast Boulevard Homosassa

Plant City/Lakeland

6220 North Highway 98 Lakeland

507 S. Wheeler Street Plant City

Springhill

11160 Spring Hill Drive Spring Hill

Zephyrhills

7325 Gall Boulevard Zephryhills

7325 Gall Boulevard Zephryhills

Clermont

1718 E. Highway 50 Clermont

1718 E. Highway 50 Clermont

1714 US Hwy 27 Clermont

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