(CNN) — CVS Health announced Thursday its closing 46 stores this year. CVS called the locations that are on the chopping block “underperforming.” Some of the stores have already shut their doors. USA Today reports the stores are located in 13 states and Washington D.C. The newspaper also says the two CVS’s in New York that will close are located in Greenwood Lake and Staten Island. There is no word on how many employees will be impacted by this move.<doc-sep>Add CVS Health to the growing list of retailers closing some of their stores. The pharmacy giant revealed it plans to shutter 46 locations in the U.S., saying many of them were "underperforming." The move is part of a broader plan to cut back on the number of retail products CVS stores sell and instead, add in-store health care services like hundreds of SmileDirect shops for customers looking to straighten their teeth. The closures also add to a growing trend of brick-and-mortar stores disappearing as more customers move their shopping online. Here's everything you need to know: List of closings:CVS closing 46 stores: See the list of struggling locations that are going away Other stores:CVS, Payless and Victoria's Secret are just some of the brands closing stores in 2019 Which stores are closing? CVS Health said 46 stores are part of the closures, including a location in Springfield, Missouri, once dubbed the largest CVS in the world. The pharmacy giant released a full list of all 46 stores they plan to close. Will it be tougher to find a local CVS? The number of stores closing represents less than 1% of the roughly 9,600 CVS stores nationwide. And while some areas appear to be losing several CVS stores, consumers shouldn't fear finding a CVS nearby. For example, Chicago is losing four CVS locations, but a store locator on the CVS website shows 70 locations in the city. In El Paso, Texas, one CVS has closed but the city boasts 13 CVS stores, according to the locator. What happens to customers and employees of those stores? According to NBC 5 Chicago, CVS said all customers of closed locations were transferred to the next-closest store. Business Insider reports CVS is working to place affected employees at other nearby locations. Why does this keep happening? Although CVS remains profitable, other businesses have not been so lucky. In February, Payless ShoeSource said it's closing all its U.S. stores as it goes through bankruptcy. A forecast from CoreSight Research found the trend of brick-and-mortar stores closing won't slow down in 2019. The research firm cites the growth in online shopping, interest rates and a rise in bankruptcies. As of February, CoreSight said the number of bankruptcy filings during the first six weeks of 2019 already reached one-third of 2018's total. No light:Are more store closings coming? Firm forecasts 'No light at the end of the tunnel' Follow Brett Molina on Twitter: @brettmolina23.<doc-sep>05/03/2019 Photo (c) Lya Cattel - Getty Images CVS is closing 46 of its retail drug stores in the U.S., part of a move by the company to eliminate underperforming stores. This company announced the move as it reported first-quarter earnings this week and said business is still good. The closings represent a tiny percentage of the retail pharmacy chain’s nearly 10,000 locations. "During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the company performed a review of its retail stores and determined it would close 46 underperforming retail pharmacy stores during the second quarter of 2019," CVS said in a statement. CVS CEO Larry Merlo said the company had a strong first quarter, representing a good start to the year after it joined forces with a health insurance company. "Following the close of our Aetna acquisition in late November, our first full quarter of combined operations was a success in many ways,” Merlo said. “In the quarter we continued to advance our integration efforts while beginning to launch new innovations. Concept stores As part of its combination with Aetna, a health benefits provider, CVS is planning to open concept stores with “improved health services and lower costs.” The concept stores will focus on the management of chronic conditions, such as diabetes, asthma, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease. The company may also look to add more services at its MinuteClinics to help identify and manage chronic diseases. The number of retail store closings is increasing, but not necessarily because of weakness in the companies operating them. The continued shift to e-commerce shopping has reduced the need for as many brick and mortar locations. In a note to clients last month, UBS predicted 75,000 more U.S. retail stores would close their doors, saying online channels such as Amazon are expected to grow their share of the retail sales pie from its current 16 percent to 25 percent by 2026. If that happens, as expected, it would force the closing of 75,000 retail stores. Analysts at UBS were quick to admit that brick and mortar retailers upped their game last year, but they said the pace of productivity will be hard to sustain throughout 2019. “This will likely lead to an acceleration in physical store closures in the upcoming year,” the analysts wrote. The retail firms that have closed stores recently include Sears, Payless, and JC Penney.<doc-sep>Drug store chain CVS is closing 46 locations, including three stores in Alabama. The closures represent less than 1 percent of the chain’s 9,000 locations nationwide. Each of the closures were at stores the massive retail chained deemed “underperforming.” The Alabama locations are in Huntsville, Mobile and Montgomery. Some of the closures have already taken place while others are underway. Overall business remains strong, CVS said, reporting 35 percent year-over-year increase in first quarter revenues to $61.6 billion. Here is the list via USA Today: Alabama Huntsville: 3115 Bob Wallace Ave SW Mobile: 664 Schillinger Rd S Montgomery: 2815 Lower Wetumpka Rd Arizona Phoenix: 7434 W Indian School Rd California Antioch: 3130 Buchanan Rd San Francisco: 1285 A Sutter St San Francisco: 995 Market St Sun Valley: 9375 San Fernando Rd District of Columbia Washington, DC: 1201 Maryland Ave SW Delaware Wilmington: 402 N Maryland Ave Florida Daytona Beach: 1350 Beville Rd North Fort Myers: 13991 N Cleveland Ave Ocala: 1607 S Pine Ave Palm Beach Gardens: 3168 Northlake Blvd Hawaii Honolulu: 1441 Kapiolani Blvd. Suite 510 Honolulu: 1401 S Beretania St. Suite 110 Illinois Chicago: 745 W 103rd St Chicago: 175 W Jackson Blvd Chicago: 1620 W 59th St Chicago: 1550 N Kostner Ave Lincolnwood: 7179 N Lincoln Ave North Aurora: 1015 W. Orchard Rd. South Barrington: 100 W Higgins Rd New York Greenwood Lake: 123 Windermere Ave Staten Island: 812 Forest Ave Michigan Detroit: 10301 Woodward Ave. Minnesota Brooklyn Park: 7996 Brooklyn Blvd. Minneapolis: 1110 Hennepin Ave. Minneapolis: 2426 W. Broadway Ave. Missouri Springfield: 1735 South Glenstone Ave. New Mexico Albuquerque: 7105 Central Ave. NE Texas Brownsville: 1454 Central Blvd. Copperas Cove: 1407 E W Hwy 190 El Paso: 2525 N. Mesa St. Katy: 3080 S Fry Rd Newport: 4730 US Route 5 Rio Grande City: 5322 E. US Highway 83 San Antonio: 7031 Marbach Rd. Spring: 6945 Cypresswood Dr<doc-sep>
Corrections & clarifications: The town of one CVS store in Alabama was misstated in an earlier version of this story, and two stores were removed to reflect updated information provided by CVS. CVS Health is closing 46 of its stores, saying the locations were "underperforming" as the drugstore chain continues to shift more of its retail presence toward health care services. The move cost CVS about $135 million as a "store rationalization charge" in its first-quarter earnings report. The cuts represent fewer than 1% of the about 9,600 CVS Pharmacy stores nationwide. The closures, which happened over the last two months, include a 64,000-square-foot location in Springfield, Missouri, once described as the largest CVS in the world. They also included four stores in Chicago, two in San Francisco and two in Minneapolis. (Scroll down to see the list.) More:Payless, CVS and Victoria's Secret are just some of the brands closing stores in 2019 CVS CEO Larry Merlo told USA TODAY in November that the company plans to reduce floor space dedicated to retail products and instead begin offering more health care services. For example, the company announced April 25 that it would add "hundreds" of teeth-alignment company SmileDirectClub's shops within its stores. Spring homebuying tips: 3 challenges facing first-time buyers CVS remains a solidly profitable business. The company expects to record an operating profit of between $11.8 billion and $12 billion this year. Drugstore chains have not been immune to upheaval roiling the retail industry and the health care sector. CVS is bracing for the likelihood of Amazon's entry into prescription drugs after the online giant acquired startup PillPack. Deal with SmileDirectClub:'Hundreds' of CVS Pharmacy stores to get SmileDirectClub shops Sour note:Greeting card companies need a sympathy card: CVS, Walmart poised to cut back Here's the list of most of the CVS locations that have closed: Alabama Huntsville: 3115 Bob Wallace Ave SW Mobile: 664 Schillinger Rd S Montgomery: 2815 Lower Wetumpka Rd Arizona Phoenix: 7434 W Indian School Rd California Antioch: 3130 Buchanan Rd San Francisco: 1285 A Sutter St San Francisco: 995 Market St Sun Valley: 9375 San Fernando Rd District of Columbia Washington, DC: 1201 Maryland Ave SW Delaware Wilmington: 402 N Maryland Ave Florida Daytona Beach: 1350 Beville Rd North Fort Myers: 13991 N Cleveland Ave Ocala: 1607 S Pine Ave Palm Beach Gardens: 3168 Northlake Blvd Hawaii Honolulu: 1441 Kapiolani Blvd. Suite 510 Honolulu: 1401 S Beretania St. Suite 110 Indiana Gary: 3612 Village Court Illinois Chicago: 745 W 103rd St Chicago: 175 W Jackson Blvd Chicago: 1620 W 59th St Chicago: 1550 N Kostner Ave Lincolnwood: 7179 N Lincoln Ave North Aurora: 1015 W. Orchard Rd. South Barrington: 100 W Higgins Rd New York Staten Island: 812 Forest Ave Michigan Detroit: 10301 Woodward Ave. Minnesota Brooklyn Park: 7996 Brooklyn Blvd. Minneapolis: 1110 Hennepin Ave. Minneapolis: 2426 W. Broadway Ave. Missouri Springfield: 1735 South Glenstone Ave. New Mexico Albuquerque: 7105 Central Ave. NE Texas Brownsville: 1454 Central Blvd. Copperas Cove: 1407 E W Hwy 190 El Paso: 2525 N. Mesa St. Katy: 3080 S Fry Rd Rio Grande City: 5322 E. US Highway 83 San Antonio: 7031 Marbach Rd. Spring: 6945 Cypresswood Dr Vermont Derby: 4730 US Route 5 Follow USA TODAY reporter Nathan Bomey on Twitter @NathanBomey.