{"id":7549,"date":"2026-06-18T23:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T23:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/national-retailer-to-shut-59-stores-which-california-locations-are-closing\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T23:32:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T23:32:03","slug":"national-retailer-to-shut-59-stores-which-california-locations-are-closing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/national-retailer-to-shut-59-stores-which-california-locations-are-closing\/","title":{"rendered":"National retailer to shut 59 stores. Which California locations are closing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>West Marine, the nation\u2019s largest specialty retailer of boating supplies, is closing 59 stores across the United States after filing for bankruptcy restructuring. Five of those closures are in California.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/the-billion-dollar-tax-question-for-candidate-newsom-where-does-he-stand-opinion-2\/\">The billion-dollar tax question for candidate Newsom: Where does he stand? | Opinion<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>FULL STORY: National boating retailer announces store closings. Where are stores shutting?<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/senate-sends-revenue-raising-package-taxing-software-health-plans-to-newsom-2\/\">Senate sends revenue-raising package taxing software, health plans to Newsom<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Here are key takeaways:<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>California closures:<\/b> Five California stores are shutting down \u2014 in Chula Vista, Monterey, Oceanside, Pittsburg and Redding. The state will be left with 12 West Marine locations.<\/li>\n<li><b>Bankruptcy filing:<\/b> West Marine filed for bankruptcy restructuring May 17, listing more than 100,000 creditors and between $500 million and $1 billion in both assets and liabilities.<\/li>\n<li><b>Company footprint:<\/b> Founded in California in 1968 as a mail-order nylon rope business, West Marine is now headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and operates more than 230 stores in 38 states and Puerto Rico.<\/li>\n<li><b>What customers should know:<\/b> Shoppers can still pick up orders placed before June 12 at closing locations, and gift cards remain valid up to the closure date, online or at other stores.<\/li>\n<li><b>Company statement:<\/b> West Marine said the closures will \u201calign our store footprint with our current business needs.\u201d A timeline for the shutdowns has not been announced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The full story in the link at top was reported, written and edited entirely by journalists.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/dueling-uber-ballot-initiatives-qualify-for-november-secretary-of-state-says-2\/\">Dueling Uber ballot initiatives qualify for November, secretary of state says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"1500\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScJYhGKWIQJOQX3p06ndiKBvhvfdlcQz6OOy_iDzQYnTZ3mYg\/viewform?embedded=true\" width=\"100%\">Loading\u2026<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>June 18, 2026 at 12:24 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Marine filed for bankruptcy and will close 59 stores nationwide, including five in California: Chula Vista, Monterey, Oceanside, Pittsburg and Redding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-california"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>National retailer to shut 59 stores. 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