In 2023, for example, Walmart closed 24 stores in total, up from the originally slated 15. These closures affected 14 states and Washington, D.C., with four stores closing in Chicago and eight closing across the state of Illinois, the most of any state.

The online auction started at 10 a.m. Friday and runs through 6 p.m. Items being auctioned are retail equipment, cash registers, display racks, electronics, and any merchandise that may have been not sold. The store is located at 3579 High Street in Columbus and closed in February.

These retailers, once pillars of the mall experience, now find themselves ensnared in a struggle for survival, grappling with bankruptcy filings and store closures as foot traffic dwindles to a mere trickle.

A Columbus, Ohio location offloaded its merchandise through a liquidation auction last week, with some items like laptops going for under $20.