hhgregg closing 4 Ohio locations, including area store

• Springdale

• Fairlawn near Akron, Ohio

• Mansfield, Ohio

• Newark near Heath, Ohio

» STORE CLOSURES: 9 retailers closing stores nationwide this year

“We are strategically exiting markets and stores that are not financially profitable for us,” hhgregg CEO Robert Riesbeck said in a statement. “This is a proactive decision to streamline our store footprint in the markets where we have been, and will continue to be, important to our customers, vendor partners and communities.”

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