Kirkland's Home to Close Five Retail Stores in December

The retailer will shutter locations across four states on December 27, 2026, as part of a ongoing cost-cutting strategy.

Updated on Oct. 31, 2026 in Retail

Kirkland's Home to Close Five Retail Stores in December

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Kirkland's Home is set to permanently close five retail stores on December 27, 2026. The closures include locations in Cordova, Tennessee; Southaven and Madison, Mississippi; Evansville, Indiana; and Gainesville, Georgia.

Why it matters

Parent company Brand House Collective is reducing its retail footprint to improve overall financial performance and optimize its real estate assets. This move follows a period of declining sales and a broader effort to restructure its retail portfolio.

Brand House Collective reported a 7.4% decline in consolidated comparable sales and a 34.6% drop in e-commerce revenue during the third quarter of fiscal 2025. The company previously operated more than 300 stores across 35 states.

The players

Kirkland's Home

A home decor retailer that recently saw its intellectual property sold to Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

Brand House Collective

The parent company responsible for managing the retail portfolio and store closure strategy for Kirkland's Home.

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

A retail company that purchased the Kirkland's Home intellectual property and holds a credit agreement with Brand House Collective.

The details

The company is systematically closing underperforming locations and plans to convert remaining store formats to other brands. These specific shutdowns contribute to a wider trend of portfolio optimization managed by Brand House Collective.

Timeline

  1. January 2026: The parent company planned to close 25 locations.

  2. February 2026: Multiple store locations closed during this month.

  3. April 2026: A store in Rochester, Minnesota, was closed.

  4. September 2026: A store in Trussville, Alabama, was closed.

  5. December 27, 2026: Five identified retail locations are scheduled to close.

Market Landscape

These store closures reflect an aggressive consolidation strategy driven by the 2025 Brand House Collective credit agreement with Bed Bath & Beyond. This positioning aims to stabilize the company against broader retail sector headwinds and declining e-commerce performance.

Customers in the affected areas should expect store-closing sales as these locations wind down operations by late December. Shoppers should check local store pages for potential changes in return policies or gift card acceptance leading up to the final closing dates.

The takeaway

Retailers continue to shed underperforming physical locations as they adjust to shifting consumer habits and declining e-commerce engagement. Investors and shoppers alike should monitor the parent company's ongoing efforts to repurpose its remaining real estate holdings.

Further reading

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Source note: This article includes information reported by Lexington Herald Leader.

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