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LL Flooring Files For Bankruptcy, Plans To Close 4 CT Stores
With some 300 stores nationally, the mega-floor retailer LL Flooring has filed for bankruptcy and announced it plans to close at least 90 stores, including four in Connecticut.
According to a statement from LL Flooring, the stores being closed in Connecticut include Fairfield County in Norwalk and New Haven County in Milford, North Haven, and Waterbury.
The business said the three remaining stores in Danbury, Waterford, and Harford will remain open.
Charles Tyson, president and CEO of LL Flooring, said, “After comprehensive efforts to enhance our liquidity position in a challenging ma…
Stop & Shop Announces 32 Store Closings, Including In Fairfield County
This story has been updated.
Stop & Shop announced they plan to close 32 underperforming stores, including five in Connecticut.
The company said on Friday, July 12, that the closures allowed it to take the next steps in its plans to position the company for growth.
Following the closures, Stop & Shop will continue to have a strong presence across its five-state footprint, with more than 350 stores.
The impacted stores include:
100 Division St., Ansonia, New Haven County
855 Bridgeport Ave., Milford (1360 East Town Road, Milford will remain open), New Haven County
21…
ShopRite To Close 5 NY Locations: Here's Rundown
Supermarket chain ShopRite is closing five stores in New York.
The closures, scheduled for early December, are all in the Capital Region, according to a report by Winsight Grocery Business: Albany, Colonie, Niskayuna, Slingerlands, and North Greenbush.
The closures are due to underperforming sales, the report said.
ShopRite, which launched in the mid-1940s, has stores in six states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
Earlier report - Rite Aid Announces 20 NY Stores Slated For Closure After Declaring Bankruptcy
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Clothing Chain To Close All Stores, Including 17 In CT, Laying Off Nearly 500
A clothing store with 46 locations across five states is selling off its inventory and closing all its locations.
EbLens, a retail store with a 70-year history, is liquidating its inventory and closing all its stores for the "benefit of creditors," according to Steven Victor, Executive Manager of Eblens ABC LLC.
The chain was created in New Britain, Connecticut in 1949 and now sells name-brand streetwear, footwear, and accessories.
EbLens currently employs close to 500 people across all its stores, including 17 in Connecticut and 17 in Massachusetts.
The workers will lose their jobs …
Four Bed, Bath, & Beyond Shops Closing Permanently In Connecticut
There are four Bed, Bath, and Beyond Connecticut stores that will close soon as part of the company’s plan to shutter more than 60 stores in 2020.
The housewares chain store said on Friday, Sept. 18, according to USA Today, that it planned to close 63 stores including the ones in:
Danbury, Sugar Hollow Road
Mildford, Boston Post Road
Farmington, Southeast Road
Torrington, East Main Street.
While many retailers and restaurants have closed due to the COVID-19 restrictions on the economy, Bed, Bath, and Beyond, over the winter, before COVID-19 became aa serious risk in the U.S., the store ann…
Lord & Taylor Closing 24 Department Stores Mostly In CT, NY, NJ, MA
Department Store chain Lord & Taylor has announced the closure of 24 more of its stores - many of them located in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey.
Lord & Taylor filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in August. The retail giant, which was established in 1826, joins other chains that couldn’t survive the tragic COVID-19 economy. Other bigs that are closing shops across the country include J.C. Penny, Pier One, and Brooks Brothers.
So far this year, 6,000 department stores in the U.S. have been permanently closed, according to Coresight Research.
The local Lord & …
Macy's To Close Seven Stores, Cut 5,000 Jobs
Department store chain Macy's announced the locations of seven store closures as well as plans to eliminate 5,000 jobs.The latest move comes after a slight uptick in holiday sales in which Macy's reported a 1 percent boost in sales in November and December compared to the same period last year.
Macy's had previously announced it would be closing 11 stores, identifying four. The seven that were not initially identified are:
Miami (Downtown), Miami, FL
The Oaks, Gainesville, FL
Novato (Furniture), Novato, CA
Honey Creek Mall, Terre Haute, IN
Birchwood Mall, Fort Gratiot Township, MI
Fountain…
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