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Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Permanently Closing Stores Nationwide Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Permanently Closing Stores Nationwide
Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Permanently Closing Stores Nationwide Victoria’s Secret will permanently close about 250 stores in the U.S. and Canada this year, parent company L Brands announced.  Ohio-based L Brands did not detail the closure locations, but there are 42 Victoria's Secret stores in New Jersey and 1,000 nationwide.  L Brands also announced that 51 Bath & Body Works stores in the U.S. and Canada will close this year. There are 10 Bath & Body stores in New Jersey and 1,635 stores nationwide. The popular retail chain joins others in announcing permanent store closures in recent weeks including J.Crew, Neiman Marcus, JC Pe…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Thieves Locked Inside Livingston Macy's Swipe $3K Of Merchandise Thieves Locked Inside Livingston Macy's Swipe $3K Of Merchandise
Thieves Locked Inside Livingston Macy's Swipe $3K Of Merchandise Authorities are seeking thieves who they say stole thousands of dollars worth of men's clothing and shoes from the Macy's store at the Livingston Mall. Three people forced their way through a loading dock door and loaded suitcases from the sales floor with the merchandise sometime Friday, Lt. Chris Reinhardt said. A mall security guard found the unsecured door while responding to a report of an alarm and secured the door, locking the suspects inside, Reinhardt said.  About an hour later, a second alarm tripped when the thieves exited the building, police said.  Evidence of the b…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Macy's To Close 125 Stores While Launching New Smaller-Format Outlets Macy's To Close 125 Stores While Launching New Smaller-Format Outlets
Macy's To Close 125 Stores While Launching New Smaller-Format Outlets Macy's has announced it plans to close 125 stores over the next three years and slash about 2,000 corporate jobs while launching new smaller outlets. Macy’s, which has shut down more than 100 stores since 2015, said it will exit weaker shopping malls while changing its focus to opening smaller-format stores in strip centers called Market by Macy’s. This new format is smaller than an average Macy’s store and will be located off-mall in lifestyle centers," said Jeff Gennette, chairman and chief executive officer of Macy’s, Inc.  "Market by Macy’s will feature a mix of curated Macy…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Sussex County Bed Bath & Beyond To Close Sussex County Bed Bath & Beyond To Close
Sussex County Bed Bath & Beyond To Close Bed Bath & Beyond in Sussex County is among two of the latest stores to shutter, recent reports say. The Union-based company announced last year that 40 “underperforming” stores would be closed this year.  Included are stores located at 17 Hampson House Road in Newton and 141 Tuckahoe Road in Sewell, News12 says. BB&B is just one of many national chains to be impacted by the “retail apocalypse” -- other notable names include Pier 1, which expects to close 450 stores, and Macy’s, which expects to close at least 28 stores, the report says. At least 20 of BB&B’s “concep…

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by Valerie Musson