North Reading Sears Hardware Closing

Not long ago, North Reading had four hardware stores. It will soon only have two.

The Hardware store on Main Street will close this summer and a liquidation sale started Friday.

According to the stores Spokesperson Kimberly Freely, the store is closing because their lease is not being renewed. The store will be holding a liquidation sale until they close their doors in a couple of months.

"The store is expected to close sometime mid-July," Freely said.

This is the only store in the area that is closing, Freely said, and they do not have plans to open a new location in the area.

The closing means North Reading will have two hardware stores, both of which have been town staples -- and .