Shopko announced Wednesday plans to close 39 stores across the country, including six in Kansas, according to a media release.

The Green Bay, Wis.-based retailer is closing the locations, most of them Shopko Hometown stores, after a liquidation sale.

The sale starts on Dec. 7. The stores are expected to close at the end of the February include locations in Russell, Phillipsburg, Larned, Clay Center, Lyons and Anthony.