Map of the Sears and Kmart stores closing in 2017

In this Business Insider article (7/7/2017), there's a map of all 245 Sears and Kmart stores closing this year.  You can zoom in to check out specific areas.  Here's a couple things I noticed from a quick look at it:

- The majority of Sears/Kmart stores closing are east of the Mississippi River.

- Most of the stores closing are in the smaller or medium sized cities in rural areas.