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Connecticut State

Capital Chronicles

Stop & Shop, a beloved grocery chain across the Northeast, has announced unexpected closures for 32 underperforming locations by the end of this year. This decision affects stores in New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, with closures scheduled before November 2.

A well-loved grocery chain has confirmed that it unexpectedly closed some of its stores

Hallandale Beach, FL

Big Lots is closing more than 300 locations across the United States, or roughly 4% of its stores, following an earlier warning that its future was in “substantial doubt” amid ongoing financial troubles.

Big Lots is closing hundreds of stores after warning it could go out of business

The Independent

 Discount retailer Big Lots is closing more than 300 stores across the US after issuing a warning that its future is in doubt. Big Lots will lose about a quarter of its locations after previously saying it was planning on closing about 40 locations during a quarterly earnings report. That’s when it announced a 10 percent sales drop, equating to about $205 million, in the quarter as customers were spending less. In a subsequent regulatory filing, the company said it would increase the number of store closures to 315 as part of a loan agreement. While a full list...

Discount retailer Big Lots to close hundreds of stores - see if yours is on the list

LL Flooring on Sunday filed for Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The specialty retailer has retained Hilco to support the company with closing sales at 94 locations in 31 states. It plans to keep more than 300 stores open, according to an announcement.

LL Flooring files for bankruptcy with plans to close 94 stores

California State

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Golden Gate Media

LL Flooring, formerly known as Lumber Liquidators, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will close 94 of its more than 300 stores across the United States. The decision comes as part of the company’s strategy to navigate financial challenges in a tough economic climate.

National Flooring Store Files fo Bankruptcy, Announces Closure of 94 Stores Nationwide including CA

Remember the Avon Lady? That woman on TV who went door to door selling Avon Beauty products? Well, Avon may soon cease to exist as Avon Products, Inc., a U.S.-based holding company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to manage its debt and address legal claims related to talc-based products. While Avon’s U.S. operations were sold in 2016, the company remains the parent of Avon’s international businesses.

Avon Bankruptcy: Iconic Door-to-Door Sales Model Ends After 135 Years

Chesterfield, MO

The US Sun

THE Cheesecake Factory has confirmed that its location in a mall will be permanently closed in just weeks. Along with the beloved American chain, all the other mall stores will shutter as the shopping center shuts down for good. The Cheesecake Factory in Chesterfield, Missouri - around 25 miles from...

The Cheesecake Factory confirms mall location is closing in weeks as all stores are warned to leave ahead of demolition

Although technology has made everything from payments to shopping and even doing taxes more convenient, it has opened doors to the scams that hit people in the most unexpected places. Self-checkout counters may have enabled people to quickly swing in and out of grocery stores, but people are being conned in the most unexpected ways out there. Rachel Evana–who goes by @rachelevana on TikTok–found herself in a similar situation when she was robbed at the self-checkout of a Food Lion store. To her surprise, the person who stole money from her also turned out to be an old lady, prompting her to warn others by sharing the experience online.

Woman robbed at self-checkout counter warns others to watch out for old ladies at supermarkets

Texas State

Walmart’s Zoom call in May was anything but routine for the roughly 300 employees who learned they would need to relocate or lose their jobs. Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the situation that were on the call but not allowed to speak during it, said they were told during the meeting that Walmart would start requiring thousands of workers from its smaller offices and remote locations to move to one of its main office hubs to boost in-person presence.

Walmart employees were caught off-guard by the company’s mandate to relocate

Wisconsin State

Pizza Hut franchisee EYM Pizza filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, according to court records from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The operator listed Manufacturers Bank and Pizza Hut as its top unsecured creditors with respective claims of over $21 million and $2.2...

Pizza Hut franchisee declares bankruptcy

Los Angeles, CA

(The Center Square) - The owner of fast-casual food chains Tender Greens and Tocaya filed for bankruptcy, citing California’s $20 per hour fast food minimum wage, inflation, and the state’s empty office districts as contributing factors. The bankruptcy effort is aimed at restructuring and keeping stores open and employees at work.

Two more California chains file for bankruptcy, citing $20 per hour minimum wage

A THRIFTY shopper shared a surprise grocery haul after her cart cost less than expected. With inflation pushing people to tighten belts, the shopper recommended Aldi to help with the crunch. Aldi is known for its affordable goods, but shopper Tabby shared just how cheap a load of groceries can...

Aldi shopper stunned after revealing $106 grocery haul and claims chain is more ‘affordable’ than Walmart and Target

Colorado State

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Florida State

L. Cane

Astute Floridians may already know that 2023 was a very difficult year for the trucking industry and 2024 is proving to be difficult for trucking in Florida. Specifically, according to Costa Systems, in 2023, 80,000 trucking companies shut down operations. And in Florida in July of 2024, three trucking companies filed for bankruptcy and one laid off dozens.

FL Trucking Hit Hard - Three Trucking Companies File For Bankruptcy & Another Lays Off In July 2024

A LOWE’S shopper slammed the hardware retailer’s self-checkout switch-up. The customer claimed the newly implemented self-checkout lines are “disastrous” and threatened to take his business elsewhere. An X user took to social media to share his experience at Lowe’s. The former customer claimed he had to wait a “drastically” long time to use the self-checkout […]

‘Disastrous,’ says Lowe’s shopper as he slams store’s checkout switch-up – the move has driven him to ‘mom & pop store’

Discount retail chain Big Lots may close up to 315 stores under new credit and loan terms, according to an 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. In a public SEC filing in June, the Ohio-based retailer, which has locations in 48 states, said it planned to close 35 to 40 stores amid falling sales and speculations that it may declare bankruptcy. The new planned closing number is more than 10 times that amount.

Big Lots May Close Up to 315 Stores

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	Now you see them, now you don’t. Retailers Store Openings See Boom in 2024




	For the first time this year, retail store closures have outpaced store openings, according to data from Coresight Research. 




	The firm uses a weekly tracker to follow how many stores companies plan to—or confirm that they will—close. This week’s tracker included the announcement that Conn’s HomePlus would close nearly all of its stores and that Big Lots plans to close nearly 300 stores in the 2024 calendar year. 




	John Harmon, Coresight’s managing director of technology research, said the firm projected earlier this year that the industry would see 5,500...

Retail Store Closures Beat Store Openings for First Time in 2024

A LOWE’S customer has slammed the retailer after they were shocked to see new self-checkout changes made the store feel like a prison. Many retail giants have made major changes to their self-checkout methods, leaving in their wake very disgruntled shoppers. Some customers refuse to use the self-service machines, while others beg for employees to […]

Lowe’s shopper stunned by ‘cages’ at store as anti-theft measures & self-checkout shift make chain feel like ‘a prison’

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Entrepreneur

The sandwich chain, recently acquired by a private equity firm, called a franchisee meeting to discuss ways to regain market share.

Subway Calls 'Essential' Franchisee Meeting Amid Plummeting Sales

NewsBreak

Closed for business? N.Y.’s small retailers need help.

“Closed” is a sign we see all too often these days, and it’s become a hyperbolic symbol for the current business climate in our state. With...

Closed for business? N.Y.’s small retailers need help.

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