HARRISBURG (AP) Sears is closing five Pennsylvania stores in January.

A spokesman for Sears Holdings Corp. said Monday that Sears stores in Bloomsburg, Chambersburg, Frackville, Lebanon and Pittsburgh Mills are slated to close.The spokesman, Howard Reifs, says the stores will begin liquidation sales on Oct. 31 and close to the public in mid-January.Reifs says the closing are part the company's efforts to reduce expenses, adjust its asset base and accelerate the transformation of its business model.The closings are expected to affect 351 employees.Reifs says eligible employees will receive severance payments and be given an opportunity to apply for openings in other Sears or Kmart stores.