American Freight will close all its Ohio stores as it shutters across the U.S. How many are in Ohio? And who owns American Freight? What we know.

Liquidator Hilco Consumer-Retail announced the shuttering of 328 locations nationwide and the start of store-closing sales.

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

The store closing announcement comes days after American Freight's parent company announced restructuring as part of a bankruptcy filing.

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.

Over 300 American Freight stores are closing nationwide, two of which are in Central Illinois. The chain furniture store operates in dozens of states. In Central Illinois, locations include Champaign and Decatur.