Macy’s said Thursday that it will close 66 of its least productive stores nationwide, including two in the Baltimore region.

Stores in the Harford Mall and Security Square Mall will shut down by the end of the first quarter, Macy’s said in a news release that listed store closings in more than 20 states.

The Security Square Mall in Woodlawn opened in 1972 and nearby residents have for years pushed for it to be redeveloped. The mall has over 100 shops and restaurants but has struggled to attract large numbers of shoppers. Baltimore County has acquired some of the land the mall sits on with plans for mixed-use redevelopment. In July, Burlington announced it would leave Security Square to open an outlet in nearby Catonsville.

The Macy’s closure at Harford Mall was widely expected by employees, who said last month that they knew the store was closing but that managers had not given them a final date. There are also redevelopment plans for the Harford Mall, including a proposal to construct 249 apartments and a four-story parking garage on the mall property.

The U.S. Labor Department’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) requires employers with 100 or more staff members to provide 60 days notice of a mass layoff affecting 50 or more people. As of Thursday night, no notification had been made to Maryland’s WARN dashboard.

In February, Macy’s announced it would close 150 department stores as part of a turnaround plan. Though it did not announce specific store closures, the retailer said it would target 150 “underproductive locations,” about 30% of its store base, and about 50 would close this year.

Macy’s operates 14 Maryland stores, including seven in the Baltimore region. Those locations include Annapolis Mall, Security Square Mall, Harford Mall, Mall in Columbia, Marley Station in Glen Burnie, White Marsh Mall and Towson Town Center.