NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. — The closure of 328 American Freight stores is underway, including the one location in Western New York. The American Freight location at 778 Niagara Falls Boulevard in North Tonawanda has started the closing process.

A furniture and appliance store is closing all of its locations across the United States, including four in Colorado. Closing sales began last week.

Store closing sales have begun in-store and online, with discounts of up to 30% off the lowest ticketed prices.

A now-bankrupt furniture store is closing all of its roughly 370 locations across the country, including seven in the Valley. American Freight, an Ohio-based appliance and furniture store said the closures were due to financial problems incurred because of “sustained inflation and macroeconomic challenges facing the large durable goods sector,

The Ohio-based discount retailer is closing 328 furniture, appliance and mattress stores, including 10 in Southern California, the Orange County Register reported, citing an announcement by liquidator Hilco Consumer-Retail.

Franchise Group cited "sustained inflation and macroeconomic challenges facing the large durable goods sector" as reasons to shut down 300-plus locations.

American Freight this month began shuttering its 370-store footprint, which includes six Houston-area locations and 30 statewide. Another furniture and appliance retailer is closing for business. American Freight this month began shuttering its 370-store footprint,