Florida-based outdoor retailer West Marine has filed for bankruptcy and plans to close dozens of stores, the company announced this week.
The closures include 59 locations across 23 states. They come after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 17, per online court documents.
In the records, the company noted more than 100,000 creditors, between $500 million and $1 billion in assets and between $500 million and $1 billion in liabilities.
“West Marine is closing select retail locations as part of its ongoing Chapter 11 restructuring,” the company confirmed in a statement to USA TODAY on Monday, June 15. “This decision reflects our effort to align our store footprint with our current business needs, while continuing to evaluate our portfolio in coordination with landlords.”
The company said it will support crew members impacted by the closures but did not immediately provide additional details.
Which West Marine Stores Are Closing?
Per the West Marine website, each store slated for closure will have sales on its merchandise. For example, the company’s store in Spokane said in a recent Instagram post that the store’s liquidation sale has already started and should run through August or September.
The full list of closures includes the following locations:
- Alabama – 1 store
- 5004 Dauphin Island Parkway, Mobile, Alabama 36605
- California – 5 stores
- 4645 Century Blvd, Antioch, California 94565
- 630 Bay Blvd, Chula Vista, California 91910
- 2607 Bechelli Lane, Redding, California 96002
- 2024 Del Monte, Suite A, Monterey, California 93940
- 1719 Oceanside Blvd, Oceanside, California 92054
- Florida – 8 stores
- 4265 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte, Florida 33980
- 1860 Tamiami Trail South, Venice, Florida 34293
- 14180 Beach Blvd., Unit 4, Jacksonville, Florida 32250
- 7478 S. Orange Blossom Trl Suite A, Orlando, Florida 32809
- 28520 Bonita Crossings Blvd Ste 1, Bonita Springs, Florida 34135
- 1107 3rd St SW, Winter Haven, Florida 33880
- 250 Palm Coast Pkwy NE Unit 507, Palm Coast, Florida 32137
- 474347 E. State Road 200, Fernandina Beach, Florida 32034
- Georgia – 1 store
- 7700 Abercorn St, Savannah, Georgia 31406
- Illinois – 2 stores
- 2 West Grand Ave, Fox Lake, Illinois 60020
- 1707-7th St, Winthrop Harbor, Illinois 60096
- Louisiana – 1 store
- 2668 Johnston St. #B-2, Lafayette, Louisiana 70503
- Massachusetts – 2 stores
- 32 Atlantic Ave., Marblehead, Massachusetts 01945
- 52 Beach Rd., Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts 02568
- Maryland – 4 stores
- 2700 Lighthouse Pt E #100, Baltimore, Maryland 21224
- 3257-B Solomon’s Island Rd, Edgewater, Maryland 21037
- 21386 Rock Hall Avenue, Rock Hall, Maryland 21661
- 12638 Ocean Gateway, Units 1-5, Ocean City, Maryland 21842
- Maine – 2 stores
- 127 Marginal Way, Portland, Maine 04101
- 11 Apple Lane, Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679
- Michigan – 6 stores
- 25050 Jefferson Ave, St. Clair Shores, Michigan 48080
- 2492 Henry St. #B, Muskegon, Michigan 49441
- 789 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, Michigan 48083
- 4128 Wilder Rd, Bay City, Michigan 48706
- 105 West Mitchell St, Petoskey, Michigan 49770
- 810 Jackson St., Grand Haven, Michigan 49417
- Missouri – 1 store
- 3872 Highway 54, Osage Beach, Missouri 65065
- North Carolina – 2 stores
- 3027 Capital Blvd #111, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
- 1104 Broad St Ext, Oriental, North Carolina 28571
- New Jersey – 3 stores
- 178 State Route 35 S, Eatontown, New Jersey 07724
- 213 Route 37 East, Tom’s River, New Jersey 08753
- 791 Route 109, Cape May, New Jersey 08204
- Nevada – 1 store
- 2505 Mill St., Reno, Nevada 89502
- New York – 3 stores
- 21214 Pioneer Plaza Dr, Watertown, New York 13601
- 16 Soundview Marketplace, Port Washington, New York 11050
- 1850 Ridge Road East, Irondequoit, New York 14622
- Ohio – 3 stores
- 207 E Water St, Sandusky, Ohio 44870
- 24781 Lorain Rd, North Olmsted, Ohio 44070
- 1577 St. Clair Avenue East, Cleveland, Ohio 44114
- Oregon – 1 store
- 15230 SW Sequoia Pkwy., Suite 190, Tigard, Oregon 97224
- Pennsylvania – 1 store
- 2126 Street Road, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
- South Carolina – 4 stores
- 3501 Clemson Blvd #110, Anderson, South Carolina 29621
- 12078 Highway 17 Bypass, Unit A, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina 29576
- 1288 Highway 17 N., N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29582
- 1347 Ribaut Road, Suite B, Port Royal, South Carolina 29935
- Tennessee – 1 store
- 7812 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee 37919
- Virginia – 1 store
- 10819 W Broad St, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
- Washington – 5 stores
- 3560 Meridian St, Bellingham, Washington 98225
- 5971 State Hwy 303 NE, Bremerton, Washington 98310
- 1716 View Dr, Everett, Washington 98201
- 5306 East Sprague Ave, Spokane, Washington 99212
- 428 Washington St, Port Townsend, Washington 98368
- Wisconsin – 1 store
- 4141 S. 76th Street, Greenfield, Wisconsin 53220
The company did not immediately confirm closing dates for each location.
Why Is West Marine Closing Locations?
West Marine said in court documents that recent efforts to improve its financial situation date back to at least 2023.
In March and September of that year, the company recorded significant debt. Other financial stressors included long-term lease obligations, such as 200 leases that required $55 million of annual payments.
“(These leases) have depleted liquidity and proved an insurmountable obstacle that could not be adequately addressed absent this chapter 11 filing,” the company wrote.
“In addition to declines in consumer discretionary spending, the boating, marine, and outdoor recreation sector more generally continues to struggle in 2026,” West Marine also wrote in court documents. “This is largely due to significantly elevated diesel prices, inflationary conditions, and global supply chain hardships, all of which played a role in necessitating the 2023 transactions and have not abated ever since.”
Saleen Martin is a reporter on USA TODAY’s trending team. She is from Norfolk, Virginia.
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