Paramus Neiman Marcus Among 17 Closing Across U.S. Paramus Neiman Marcus Among 17 Closing Across U.S.
Paramus Neiman Marcus Among 17 Closing Across U.S. Neiman Marcus has announced the closure of four department stores and 17 of its "Last Call" locations across the U.S. including one in Paramus. The luxury department store chain filed for bankruptcy in May. The Paramus store at Bergen Town Center, the 16 other markdown stores and the four department stores are expected to close by the fall of this year. The other "Last Call" locations closing are in New York, Florida, Washington, California, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland and Nevada. “As part of our Chapter 11 proceedings, we provided to the court a list of Neiman Marcus st…
Microsoft Closing Nearly All Remaining Stores In 'New Approach To Retail' Microsoft Closing Nearly All Remaining Stores In 'New Approach To Retail'
Microsoft Closing Nearly All Remaining Stores In 'New Approach To Retail' Nearly all of Microsoft’s remaining 82 retail stores will permanently close in what the company is calling a "strategic change in retail operations." The tech chain’s three remaining New Jersey stores in Bridgewater, Paramus and Freehold are still closed following COVID-19 shutdowns. Final decisions have not been made regarding whether or not these locations will ever reopen before their permanent closure, officials said. “Our sales have grown online as our product portfolio has evolved to largely digital offerings, and our talented team has proven success serving customers beyond any phys…
Ramsey Bike Store Owner, 92, Closes Shop After 44 Years Ramsey Bike Store Owner, 92, Closes Shop After 44 Years
Ramsey Bike Store Owner, 92, Closes Shop After 44 Years After more than four decades in business, the 92-year-old owner of a popular bike store in Ramsey is closing up shop, reports say. Andre Hartmann has owned Ramsey Bike and Ski for 44 years, NorthJersey.com reports. The shop quickly expanded to sell bicycles as well, since skiing season alone was too short. Hartmann and his wife, Margrit, also opened up shops in Greenwich Village, Brooklyn Heights and Colt’s Neck. The store in Ramsey, meanwhile, relocated twice, starting at 19 E. Main St. in 1976, moving down the road to 150 E. Main and currently residing at 44A E. Main. Hartmann, a …
NJ Officials Allow Reopening Of Malls: Here Are The Rules NJ Officials Allow Reopening Of Malls: Here Are The Rules
NJ Officials Allow Reopening Of Malls: Here Are The Rules New Jersey's indoor malls have an opening date. New Jersey State Police Col. Pat Callahan will be signing an administrative order to allow the reopening of indoor portions of malls on Monday, June 29, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday. Non-essential retail shopping including outdoor portions of malls were allowed to reopen Monday after weeks of being closed due to coronavirus. The move comes as a delight to some New Jersey mayors, who earlier this month formed a coalition in hopes of persuading state officials to reopen the malls. Here are the rules for shopping at indoor malls: …
NJ Mayors Want Murphy To Reopen Indoor Malls, Shopping Centers NJ Mayors Want Murphy To Reopen Indoor Malls, Shopping Centers
NJ Mayors Want Murphy To Reopen Indoor Malls, Shopping Centers A group of New Jersey mayors have formed a coalition in hopes of persuading Gov. Phil Murphy to reopen indoor malls. Woodbridge Mayor John E. McCormac is helming the coalition of mayors, all of whom have large indoor mall and shopping centers in their municipalities.  All New Jersey malls and shopping centers closed on March 17 due to the coronavirus outbreak. On May 18, the state allowed non-essential retail stores to offer curbside pickup. As the state begins to enter stage two of the multi-phase reopening plan on June 15, Murphy has said stores in the mall with direct access …
Murphy Lays Out Retail Regulations: Here's What Shopping Will Look Like In NJ Stores Murphy Lays Out Retail Regulations: Here's What Shopping Will Look Like In NJ Stores
Murphy Lays Out Retail Regulations: Here's What Shopping Will Look Like In NJ Stores New Jersey's downtowns and main streets along will be opening June 15 -- but they'll look much different than they did before the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday announced the new rules and regulations for all businesses, both essential and non-essential retail, across the state. Local municipalities and counties must abide by the regulations, which remain uniform across the state, Murphy said. Along with social-distancing, which will remain routine, stores must abide by the following: Number of customers in stores must be limited to 50 percent of approved capacity Cus…
HOW IT WORKS: These 18 Garden State Plaza Stores Offering Curbside Pickup HOW IT WORKS: These 18 Garden State Plaza Stores Offering Curbside Pickup
HOW IT Works: These 18 Garden State Plaza Stores Offering Curbside Pickup More than a dozen stores at Westfield's Garden State Plaza in Paramus will begin offering curbside pickup as nonessential businesses in New Jersey begin their reopening. Beginning this Thursday, May 21, shoppers can place orders online or call select retailers (scroll down for complete list) to place an order. Retailers will assign shoppers numbered parking places within pickup zones (see map above). Upon arrival, shoppers will let the retailer know they'e in the zone and an employee will come out to make the curbside delivery. Here are the stores that are offering curbside pickup: Anthr…
JCPenney Closing 242 Stores JCPenney Closing 242 Stores
JCPenney Closing 242 Stores JCPenney plans to permanently close 242 stores this year and next as it continues to reel from billions of dollars of debt, severe competitive disadvantages and the coronavirus pandemic. “Penney’s” cited COVID-19 when filing for bankruptcy late last week – the fourth national retailer to do so this month following J.Crew, Neiman Marcus and Stage Stores. "Until this pandemic struck, we had made significant progress rebuilding our company," CEO Jill Soltau said in a statement Friday. "Implementing this financial restructuring plan through a court-supervised process is the best path to ensure…
JCPenney Files For Bankruptcy JCPenney Files For Bankruptcy
JCPenney Files For Bankruptcy JCPenney has filed for bankruptcy, becoming the largest retailer to crumble during the coronavirus crisis. The retailer has 11 stores in New Jersey and is expected to announce which ones will close in the coming weeks. JCPenney hopes to come out of Chapter 11 "and this pandemic as a stronger retailer," company CEO Jill Soltau said. The Garden State Plaza location shuttered in March 2018. Click here for more from the New York Times.
Nordstrom Closing Freehold Store Nordstrom Closing Freehold Store
Nordstrom Closing Freehold Store The Nordstrom store in Freehold will not be reopening after the COVID-19 crisis in New Jersey, reports say. The company earlier this week announced plans to close 16 stores but had not released a complete list of which ones as of Friday. None of the other New Jersey Nordstrom stores were affected, according to a report in the Asbury Park Press. "Because of the impacts of COVID-19 has had on our business, we need to take a critical look at the physical footprint of our stores to determine which we will continue to operate," Nordstrom told APP. "To respond to the impacts of COVID-19 and ens…
More Luxury Apartments, Retail Space Coming To Downtown Hackensack More Luxury Apartments, Retail Space Coming To Downtown Hackensack
More Luxury Apartments, Retail Space Coming To Downtown Hackensack Construction is underway in Hackensack for a highly-anticipated 14-story residential and retail building. The Brick on Main Street, developed by Enburg Group, is just one part of the ongoing revitalization of the downtown area. The Brick features 379 luxury apartments with garage parking and an estimated 8,000 square feet in retail space, located between 150 and 170 Main St. Most recently, progress has been made on the structure’s 14th floor. “The 14th-floor structure is almost complete and interior rough framing is ongoing throughout,” Contract and Document Controller Emily Schmitt …
2 Central Jersey Modell's Stores Closing 2 Central Jersey Modell's Stores Closing
2 Central Jersey Modell's Stores Closing National retail chain Modell’s Sporting Goods is closing two stores in Central Jersey, company officials said. CEO Mitchell Modell announced last week 24 locations would close nationwide in an attempt to preserve the whole company and save the jobs of 4,300 families. The Central Jersey stores closing are located on Route 9 in Englishtown and Green Street in Woodbridge.  A third store in Camden County will also be closing, officials said. Official closing dates have not been announced. There are currently more than 30 Modell’s stores in New Jersey, according to the company’s website,…