Closings for Chain with 80 South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota Stores

These have been tough times indeed for businesses with numerous locations across the country.

It seems like just about every week there's a new chain struggling with their bottom line forcing big cuts and closures.

The latest group to hit the skids is Advance Auto Parts, which says about 700 of their roughly 4,700 locations will close in the next few months.

In a press release announcing their 'restructuring plan', the company says the most recent sales figures are down more than three percent and that closing 'certain non-performing, non-strategic stores' will help the chain survive in the long run.

Advance hasn't released any specifics on which stores will be closing, but the chain does have a massive presence in South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota with 80 locations in the Tri-State Area:

SOUTH DAKOTA (8 locations)

• Aberdeen
• Brookings
• Huron
• Mitchell
• Rapid City
• Sioux Falls (2)
• Watertown

IOWA (37 locations)

• Ames
• Ankeny
• Burlington (2)
• Cedar Falls
• Cedar Rapids (3)
• Charles City
• Clinton
• Coralville
• Council Bluffs (2)
• Cresco
• Davenport
• Des Moines (6)
• Dubuque (2)
• Fort Dodge
• Independence
• Iowa City
• Marion
• Marshalltown
• Mason City
• Mt Pleasant
• Sioux Center
• Sioux City (3)
• Urbandale
• Waterloo (2)

MINNESOTA (35 locations)

• Albert Lea
• Apple Valley
• Austin
• Bloomington
• Brainerd
• Buffalo
• Burnsville
• Caledonia
• Columbia Heights
• Coon Rapids
• Duluth (2)
• Elk River
• Fairmont
• Farmington
• Lakeville
• Mankato
• Maplewood
• Minneapolis (2)
• New Ulm
• Northfield
• Oak Park Heights
• Princeton
• Red Wing
• Richfield
• Rochester
• Rosemount
• Roseville
• Saint Cloud
• Saint Louis Park
• Saint Paul
• Spring Lake Park
• Wayzata
• Wyoming

The turnaround plan not only includes store closures. The auto parts dealer also intends to improve store operations, enhance supply chain efficiency, and revamp in-store merchandising.