A Kohl’s store in coastal Alabama is closing by April, the Wisconsin-based retailer announced Thursday.

The Kohl’s store in Spanish Fort, located within the city’s Town Center commercial complex, will be among 27 stores in “underperforming locations” that will be closed within the next couple of months. Kohl’s announced the pending closures along with its closure of its San Bernardino E-commerce Fulfillment Center (EFC) in May when the lease on that facility expires.

All associates have bene informed and offered a competitive severance package or the ability to apply to other open roles at Kohl’s, the company announced in a news release. The closest Kohl’s to Spanish Fort is in west Mobile and Pensacola, Fla. There are no other Kohl’s department stores in Baldwin County.

“We always take these decisions very seriously,” said Tom Kingsbury, Kohl’s chief executive officer. “As we continue to build on our long-term growth strategy, it is important that we also take difficult but necessary actions to support the health and future of our business for our customers and our teams.”

The Spanish Fort store closure is the only one in Alabama.

The company has approximately 1,150 locations. In Alabama, Kohl’s operates stores in Huntsville, Birmingham, Hoover, Oxford, Dothan, Mobile, Prattville, Madison, and Decatur.

The pending departure from Spanish Fort will mean another big box retail outlet will be vacated within the Town Center, a 230-acre multi-use entertainment and commercial retail campus that has faced difficulties since Dallas-based Cypress Equities developed the facility in 2007 and 2008.

The Town Center opened with anchors Bass Pro Shops, J.C. Penney, Kohl’s and Circuit City. All but Bass Pro Shops will remain this year after Kohl’s closes. The company did not provide an exact date for the store’s closure.

In recent years, the complex has diversified into parks and outdoor eateries. The Town Center’s park features shipping containers turned into eateries within an entertainment district that opened in 2018.