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Toys R Us Opening Paramus Store As Part Of Comeback: Report Toys R Us Opening Paramus Store As Part Of Comeback: Report
Toys R Us Opening Paramus Store As Part Of Comeback: Report Toys R Us is slowly coming back to life after closing all its stores a year ago, opening two new locations -- including one in New Jersey’s shopping mecca, The Washington Post reported Thursday. The chain, which was previously based in Wayne, has announced plans to open a location in Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus. Another store will be opened in Houston. The stores will be different from the Toys R Us stores so fondly remembered by generations of shoppers. Instead of spacious locations filled with aisles stuffed with merchandise, the new stores will be smaller and will feature in…

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by Paul Milo
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Sears Closing Willowbrook Mall Store Sears Closing Willowbrook Mall Store
Sears Closing Willowbrook Mall Store Sears will be closing its Willowbrook Mall location, officials from the Wayne facility confirmed. The retailer filed for bankruptcy last year and shuttered more than 100 stores in the U.S. A post on TheLayoff.Com from a current, anonymous employee said that the Willowbrook Mall store will be closing in September. "No store is safe," the post says.  "We are a [real estate investment trust] store that recently went thru a major remodel and was shrunken down to half the size 2 years ago.  "Not shocked but didn’t expect it so soon." Former CEO Eddie Lampert made a bid to save the company b…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Parsippany, Westwood Payless Stores To Shutter In March Parsippany, Westwood Payless Stores To Shutter In March
Parsippany, Westwood Payless Stores To Shutter In March Payless Shoesource will begin closing 2,600 stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico this month after filing for bankruptcy in February. All of the source will be shuttered by late May. Below are the New Jersey stores to go in March. Atlantic City: Baltic Avenue Brick: Brick Boulevard Carteret: Roosevelt Avenue Freehold: Route 9 Jersey City: Mall Drive West Jersey City: Central Avenue Linden: West Edgar Road Parsippany: Route 46 Perth Amboy: Smith Street Plainfield: East Front Street Trenton: S Clinton Street Wall Township: Highway 35 #3 Westwood: Broadway Woodbridge: Woodbridge Center Drive Liq…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
STORE SELLOUT: Lodi's National Wholesale Liquidators Readies For Closing STORE SELLOUT: Lodi's National Wholesale Liquidators Readies For Closing
Store Sellout: Lodi's National Wholesale Liquidators Readies For Closing Lodi's National Wholesale Liquidators was nearly empty on Black Friday. Following a month-long closing sale, the retailer -- which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month -- will shut for good on Monday. The only other New Jersey location in Jersey City also had closing sales all month long. A WARN notice was posted for National Wholesale Liquidators in Lodi.Google Maps National Wholesale Liquidators sells a variety of discount merchandise including furniture, clothing, watches, vacuums and more. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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DMX In Prison: First Photos Released Show Rapper Flabbier, Grayer DMX In Prison: First Photos Released Show Rapper Flabbier, Grayer
DMX In Prison: First Photos Released Show Rapper Flabbier, Grayer One of the first photos released of Westchester rapper DMX from prison shows him heavier and grayer -- which some fans believe may be a good sign. The once-muscular Earl Simmons has a pot belly and gray hair in the photo published by The Jasmine Brand. Some fans say the additional weight could simply come from no longer using cocaine and crack.  Simmons was sentenced in March to a year in federal prison after pleading guilty last year in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to ducking $1.7 million in taxes. The judge at the time called Simmons "a good man" who deserved less than the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Wayne RHONJ Star Who Was Engaged 19 Times Gets Hitched Wayne RHONJ Star Who Was Engaged 19 Times Gets Hitched
Wayne Rhonj Star Who Was Engaged 19 Times Gets Hitched Is the third time a charm for Wayne native Danielle Staub? The Real Housewife of New Jersey has been married twice before and engaged 19 times wed beau Marty Caffrety Sunday in the Bahamas, Page Six reports. Former enemy Teresa Giudice was the matron of honor during the ceremony, which was filmed for the Bravo show, the article says. In June 2010, Staub's Wayne was listed for sale. Two years later, the star filed for bankruptcy. Her house was listed as a short sale in connection with her successful completion of filing bankruptcy.

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Whole Foods Replacing Wayne A&P Whole Foods Replacing Wayne A&P
Whole Foods Replacing Wayne A&P Whole Foods will open its first Passaic County location in Wayne. Mayor Christopher Vergano said the grocer will be moving into the vacant A&P shopping center on Valley Road. The 36,000-square-foot grocery store has been vacant since 2016, a year after A&P filed for bankruptcy. Wayne Natural Foods Market was initially slated to replace the marketplace, and even hung a banner outside, NorthJersey.com reported. But the store remained dark for months and questions are the new tenant remained unanswered -- until Wednesday. Whole Foods has several Bergen County locations in Edgewater,…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Bertucci’s Brick Oven Pizzeria Files For Bankruptcy, Will Close Some Stores Bertucci’s Brick Oven Pizzeria Files For Bankruptcy, Will Close Some Stores
Bertucci’s Brick Oven Pizzeria Files For Bankruptcy, Will Close Some Stores A popular Italian eatery with locations throughout the tristate area is shuttering the doors of several restaurants after voluntarily filing for bankruptcy this week. Bertucci’s, which is known for “its authentic Italian foods and signature brick oven pizzas” announced the bankruptcy in United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware with Right Lane Dough Acquisitions serving as the Stalking Horse Bidder. As the Stalking Horse Bidder, they have agreed to purchase all of Bertucci’s assets, and assumed certain liabilities. According to officials, “the transaction is intended to m…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Retailer Nine West Files For Bankruptcy Retailer Nine West Files For Bankruptcy
Retailer Nine West Files For Bankruptcy Women's clothing and footwear company Nine West announced on Friday that it has filed for bankruptcy, listing debts of more than $1 billion. The company, which owns brands such as Gloria Vanderbilt and Anne Klein, also announced it will sell its Nine West and Bandolino footwear and handbag business to Authentic Brands Group. "This is the right step to address our two divergent business profiles," Ralph Schipani, Nine West Holdings' chief executive officer, said in a statement. "We will retain our strong, profitable and growing apparel, jewelry, and jeanswear businesses and co…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Toys 'R' Us Will Close All 800 Stores, Affecting 33,000 Jobs Toys 'R' Us Will Close All 800 Stores, Affecting 33,000 Jobs
Toys 'R' Us Will Close All 800 Stores, Affecting 33,000 Jobs Six months after filing for bankruptcy, Toys 'R' Us will close all 800 of its U.S. stores, affecting as many as 33,000 jobs at the 70-year-old toy store chain. The company made the announcement to employees on Wednesday, according to the Wall Street Journal. A company representative confirmed the report, but noted that there would not be an immediate shutdown. Toys 'R' Us was already in the process of closing about 180 stores.  In a conference call with employees, CEO David Brandon cited customers choosing to shop elsewhere and online as one of the main reasons for the closures. Toys 'R'…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Toys 'R' Us May Close Another 200 Stores, Report Says Toys 'R' Us May Close Another 200 Stores, Report Says
Toys 'R' Us May Close Another 200 Stores, Report Says Less than a month after announcing it planned to close 182 outlets, another 200 Toys 'R' Us stores may also be closing, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. The total of near 400 closures would be 45 percent of the toy retailer's total number of stores. Toys 'R' Us also reversed plans to offer severance packages to all affected employees, The Wall Street Journal reported. The locations of the 200 stores were not available. Toys 'R' Us, which filed for bankruptcy last fall, announced on Jan. 24 it planned on closing the 182 outlets, according to a court filing. A …

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by Joe Lombardi
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NJ-Based Toys 'R' Us Closing 182 Stores, Including Location In Bergen NJ-Based Toys 'R' Us Closing 182 Stores, Including Location In Bergen
Nj-based Toys 'R' Us Closing 182 Stores, Including Location In Bergen Toys "R" Us, which filed for bankruptcy last fall, plans to close as many as 182 outlets, about one-fifth of its total number of stores across the country, according to a court filing late Tuesday. A shift by customers to online shopping and increased competition led to the move, the Wayne, New Jersey-based company said.  Here is a rundown of tristate area stores scheduled for closure: New York Yonkers, 2700 Central Park Avenue College Point, 139-19 20th Avenue Union Square, 24-30 Union Square East Sayville, 5181 Sunrise Highway Massapequa, 5214 Sunrise Highway Henrietta, 2…

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by Joe Lombardi