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Store Closings Surge To Highest Level Since Pandemic: Why 2025 Could Be Worse Store Closings Surge To Highest Level Since Pandemic: Why 2025 Could Be Worse
Store Closings Surge To Highest Level Since Pandemic: Why 2025 Could Be Worse Retail store closures surged in 2024, reaching their highest levels since the start of the pandemic, a new study said. A total of 7,325 U.S. stores closed in 2024, driven by inflation and an increasing shift toward online shopping, according to retail data firm Coresight Research. The closings marked the steepest decline in brick-and-mortar retail since nearly 10,000 stores closed in 2020. While 5,970 stores opened—the highest yearly number since 2012—closures outpaced openings by a net loss of 1,355 stores.  "Retailers that were unable to adapt supply chains and implement t…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Burn Hazards Cost Fitbit $12M+ After Delayed Smartwatch Recall: CPSC Burn Hazards Cost Fitbit $12M+ After Delayed Smartwatch Recall: CPSC
Burn Hazards Cost Fitbit $12M+ After Delayed Smartwatch Recall: Cpsc Fitbit will pay more than $12 million for failing to promptly report that its Ionic smartwatches posed serious burn risks, officials said. Fitbit LLC, which is now owned by Google, has been fined $12.25 million to settle claims by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the federal agency said in a news release on Thursday, Jan. 23. The defect caused the Ionic smartwatches to overheat, leading to second- and third-degree burns for some users. Between 2018 and 2020, Fitbit received multiple reports of its Ionic smartwatches overheating and injuring users, the CPSC said. In ear…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Kohl’s Closing 27 Stores Across The US Including In NJ Kohl’s Closing 27 Stores Across The US Including In NJ
Kohl’s Closing 27 Stores Across The US Including In NJ Kohl’s announced Thursday, Jan. 9, the closure of 27 underperforming stores, including locations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Virginia, as part of its 2025 real estate changes. The closures are expected to be finalized by April 2025 and are part of the company’s strategy to strengthen its store portfolio while adapting to evolving consumer trends. Among the affected locations are stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Virginia. Pennsylvania Pottstown – 351 W Schuylkill Rd. New Jersey East Windsor – 72 Princeton Hightstown Rd. Massachusetts Stoug…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
WILD PURSUIT: Car Thief Pulled From Frigid Meadowlands Creek Is Violent Career Criminal WILD PURSUIT: Car Thief Pulled From Frigid Meadowlands Creek Is Violent Career Criminal
Wild Pursuit: Car Thief Pulled From Frigid Meadowlands Creek Is Violent Career Criminal UPDATE: A Union City man who jumped into a frigid Meadowlands creek during a dramatic police chase is an ex-con with nearly 50 arrests in no fewer than five North Jersey counties over the past 35 years. Career criminal Gregory Calvo, 53, is the very embodiment of the phrase “known to police.” He's been convicted nearly two dozen times in Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, Morris and Essex counties since 1989 – for offenses that include robbery, theft, burglary, drug dealing, domestic violence and aggravated assault -- and has been in and out of state prison and county jails since that time only to be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
First Watch, Shake Shack Coming To Jersey Shore First Watch, Shake Shack Coming To Jersey Shore
First Watch, Shake Shack Coming To Jersey Shore First Watch and Shake Shack have both signed leases at Brick Commons in Brick Township. A new site for the restaurants will be constructed adjacent to the main part of the property.  “Brick Commons is a highly trafficked destination with fantastic proximity to the Jersey Shore’s beach destinations,” said Justin Lustig, vice president of leasing for Urban Edge Properties.  First Watch is well-known in the daytime dining sector, winning numerous awards for its chef-driven menu of brunch favorites and seasonal specialties.  Shake Shack brings one of the country’s most popular…

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by Jon Craig
Business
Kitchen Products Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Injury Concerns, Reports Of 'Severe Cuts' Kitchen Products Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Injury Concerns, Reports Of 'Severe Cuts'
Kitchen Products Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Injury Concerns, Reports Of 'Severe Cuts' Nearly 500,000 juicers are being recalled after reports of hundreds of malfunctions reported by consumers, some of which included injuries that required emergency treatment, according to federal officials.  The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Empower Brands is recalling approximately 469,000 Power XL Self-Cleaning Juicers due to both laceration and ingestion hazards. According to the CPSC, the juicers can rupture during use, striking users and posing a laceration hazard. They've also been known to leave small particle shavings in the juice, posing an ad…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Clarks Americas Recalls Women’s Shoes For Potentially Dangerous Chemical Hazard Clarks Americas Recalls Women’s Shoes For Potentially Dangerous Chemical Hazard
Clarks Americas Recalls Women’s Shoes For Potentially Dangerous Chemical Hazard Eight styles of women’s shoes are being recalled across the globe by Clarks due to concerns about toxins inside the product, the retailer announced. The US Consumer Product and Safety Commission (CPSC) issued an alert regarding a recall of approximately 113,000 shoes under the "Breeze" style name that were sold stateside and an additional 10,000 in Canada that pose a potential chemical hazard. "Prolonged and direct contact with the shoes’ upper material can expose the wearer to the chemicals benzidine and/or dimethoxybenzidine, which are toxic and can cause adverse health effects,” accordin…

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by Zak Failla
News
4 NYC Shoplifting Suspects Nabbed By Brick Police 4 NYC Shoplifting Suspects Nabbed By Brick Police
4 NYC Shoplifting Suspects Nabbed By Brick Police Four suspects connected with shoplifting throughout the tri-state area have been arrested during an alleged theft at Target, authorities said. On Monday, March 7, at approximately 6 p.m., Brick police and detectives responded to the Target on Route 70 in reference to shoplifting. Detectives from the Street Crimes Unit responded, along with Detectives Tom Cooney and Mike Bennet, and Patrolmen Mike DeMaio and Mark Catalina. The suspects were still in the store at the time, police said. They were recognized as suspects from previous shoplifting incidents throughout the …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
SEEN IT? Central Jersey Police Release Photo Of Lewd Flasher's Pick-Up Truck With PA Plates SEEN IT? Central Jersey Police Release Photo Of Lewd Flasher's Pick-Up Truck With PA Plates
Seen IT? Central Jersey Police Release Photo Of Lewd Flasher's Pick-Up Truck With PA Plates Police in Monmouth County say they are closing in on a suspected lewd flasher who drives a pickup-truck with Pennsylvania license plates.   Howell police said that "an alert person contacted us and provided a picture of the suspect vehicle including the Pennsylvania license plate." On Monday, while at Target she felt this vehicle was following her and acting suspiciously. She took a picture with her phone.  A background check revealed a past history of lewdness involving this suspect, police said. "Our detectives are actively following up on this. An update will be provid…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Wayne Police Bust Trio Following Alleged Knifepoint Robbery At Route 23 Motel Wayne Police Bust Trio Following Alleged Knifepoint Robbery At Route 23 Motel
Wayne Police Bust Trio Following Alleged Knifepoint Robbery At Route 23 Motel Wayne police arrested three transients following an alleged knifepoint robbery at a local motel. Officer Joseph Cobianchi was on patrol when he saw a woman and two men who “appeared to be shouting” and were “visibly upset” in the parking lot of the Days Inn on Route 23, Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. As Cobianchi approached, one of the men quickly ducked into the motel, the captain said. The woman “was crying and had dried blood on her lip,” Daly said. She told the officer that she was in a room with another woman who “robbed her at knifepoint and struck her in the face with a glass bottl…

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by Jerry DeMarco