West Orange Kmart Closing Next Year, Liquidation Sale To Start In December West Orange Kmart Closing Next Year, Liquidation Sale To Start In December
West Orange Kmart Closing Next Year, Liquidation Sale To Start In December The holding company that owns Sears and Kmart announced that dozens of the struggling retailers' stores will be closed down for good in February 2020, including the Kmart store on Prospect Avenue in West Orange, USA Today reported.   The once ubiquitous retailers have struggled to stay afloat since the turn of the century, with more than 3,500 Kmart and Sears stores closing down in the last 15 years.  A total of 51 Sears stores and 45 Kmart locations across the United States will shut down in the latest round of closures.  A going-out-of-business sale is scheduled to be…
Turco's Sells Yorktown Grocery Store To Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace Turco's Sells Yorktown Grocery Store To Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace
Turco's Sells Yorktown Grocery Store To Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace The popular grocery store in Northern Westchester is going to have a new name and new owner, Turco's is about to become Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace, which operates six markets on Long Island and one in Bergen County. Preston Turco, who is retiring, has sold the store on Downing Drive in Yorktown Heights to the DelPrete family, which operates Uncle Giuseppe's. The new store will launch on Monday, Oct. 21. "As of Oct. 21, Turco's will become Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace," Uncle Giuseppe's said in a statement. "The Uncle Giuseppe's family would like to congratulate Preston Turco on his reti…
Fairway Market Store In Area Will Close Fairway Market Store In Area Will Close
Fairway Market Store In Area Will Close The rumor is true, a Fairway Market store in the area is closing its doors. Area shoppers had wondered for weeks if the store, located at the Shops at Nanuet, was closing after fewer items filled the shelves and rumors circulated on various Facebook pages. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the grocer made it official by posting a sign on the front door announcing it will close for good on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The sign says: "We truly appreciate your business and loyalty over the last six years and have had the greatest pleasure being a part of your community and serving you.  "It wasn’t an easy …
Kmart In Yorktown Heights Closing Its Doors Kmart In Yorktown Heights Closing Its Doors
Kmart In Yorktown Heights Closing Its Doors The Kmart in Yorktown Heights in the Yorktown Green Shopping Center is closing its doors in mid-December, according to store officials.  "After careful review, we have made the difficult but necessary decision to close the Kmart store in Yorktown Heights," said company spokesman Larry Costello. "The liquidation sale is expected to begin in mid-September and the store is planned to close by mid-December. We encourage customers to continue shopping on Kmart.com for all their product needs." Although Costello did not say how many employees would lose their jobs, a WARN notice to the sta…
Nearly 200 Employees To Be Reassigned After Three Long Island King Kullen Stores Close Nearly 200 Employees To Be Reassigned After Three Long Island King Kullen Stores Close
Nearly 200 Employees To Be Reassigned After Three Long Island King Kullen Stores Close Almost 200 employees will be reassigned to new jobs with the closing of three King Kullen stores on Long Island. As Stop & Shop continues its takeover of King Kullen on Long Island, two more stores are set to be shuttered due to “underperformance.” King Kullen closed its Mount Sinai store on Thursday, June 20. Employees were reassigned to other King Kullen stores. Additionally, King Kullen will close its Lake Ronkonkoma store on Thursday, Aug. 22 followed by North Babylon on Thursday, Sept. 26, according to Lloyd Singer, a spokesman for King Kullen. Earlier report: King Kullen Plans T…
Luxury Retailer Barneys Closing 15 Stores, Files For Bankruptcy Luxury Retailer Barneys Closing 15 Stores, Files For Bankruptcy
Luxury Retailer Barneys Closing 15 Stores, Files For Bankruptcy Barneys has gone bankrupt. The luxury retailer has officially filed for bankruptcy due to decreased sales, and will be closing down 15 stores as part of a reorganization effort. “For more than 90 years, Barneys New York has been an iconic luxury specialty retailer, renowned for its edit, strong point of view, creativity, and representation of the world's best designers and brands," Barneys CEO and President Daniella Vitale said. "Like many in our industry, Barneys New York's financial position has been dramatically impacted by the challenging retail environment and rent structures that are …
Lowe's To Lay Off Thousands Of Employees, Outsource Some Positions To Third Parties Lowe's To Lay Off Thousands Of Employees, Outsource Some Positions To Third Parties
Lowe's To Lay Off Thousands Of Employees, Outsource Some Positions To Third Parties Thousands of Lowe’s employees will soon be out of a job as the home improvement retail giant reshuffles positions. Lowe’s announced that it is planning to outsource the jobs of maintenance and assembly workers to third-party companies, including workers that put together certain items such as grills and wheelbarrows. The news of layoffs was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. It is unclear exactly how many employees are being laid off, but it is expected to be in the thousands. The company currently employs approximately 300,000 people in 1,725 stores nationwide. The layoffs come a…
Sears Announces This Westchester Store Will Be Latest To Close Sears Announces This Westchester Store Will Be Latest To Close
Sears Announces This Westchester Store Will Be Latest To Close This story has been updated. As Sears continues to struggle to survive in a market filled with instant deliveries and the internet, the company announced on Wednesday, June 5, that another of its Westchester stores will close its doors. “As we continue to evaluate our store network and invest in our best stores, the Sears store in Yonkers at Cross Country Shopping Center did not meet our go-forward criteria," a Sears company spokesperson told Daily Voice. The store will close in late July and the store liquidation sale will start around Thursday, June 6, the spokesperson said. "We invite …
'We Are All Sad And In Shock': With 17 Stores On Long Island, DressBarn Closure Hits Hard Here 'We Are All Sad And In Shock': With 17 Stores On Long Island, DressBarn Closure Hits Hard Here
'We Are All Sad And In Shock': With 17 Stores On Long Island, DressBarn Closure Hits Hard Here Reaction to news of DressBarn going out of business from readers was mostly sad.  Some remembered their mothers shopping at one of the 650 DressBarn stores affected. The news hit Long Islanders especially hard. DressBarn has 17 stores on the Island. Comments Tuesday, May 21 to the Daily Voice article posted on the Suffolk County Daily Voice Facebook Page included: "I think we are all sad and in shock! Very sad," said Suzann Bouchard Doczy. Theena Good Spencer said, "My favorite store to shop at. Breaks my heart all these women are going to lose their jobs. Don’t know where …
Wegmans, With Westchester Store Coming, Launches Meal Delivery Wegmans, With Westchester Store Coming, Launches Meal Delivery
Wegmans, With Westchester Store Coming, Launches Meal Delivery As Wegmans prepares to move into a new location in Westchester next spring, it has announced it is launching a new food delivery service for customers. Following a successful pilot program, Wegmans Food Markets announced that it will begin delivering meals from select stores through a partnership with delivery platform DoorDash. Related story: Wegmans Announces When Westchester Market Will Open, Starts Hiring 500 New Employees  The grocery store giant initially launched the service in Rochester and Virginia, with plans to launch Meals 2GO this week. The rollout calls for Meals2GO at s…
'Sneaky' Surcharges Reported After Court Gives NY Merchants Right To Charge For Credit Card Use 'Sneaky' Surcharges Reported After Court Gives NY Merchants Right To Charge For Credit Card Use
'Sneaky' Surcharges Reported After Court Gives NY Merchants Right To Charge For Credit Card Use Merchants in New York State, after a years-long court battle, now have the right to charge extra for credit card purchases as long as customers are notified, but some are crying foul, saying businesses are not playing fair. But some people are saying they didn’t find out they were paying more for using their credit cards at all, or, in other cases, until after seeing a "Credit Card Process Fee" on their receipts. The fees generally are in the range of about two to four percent of the bill. Merchants called for the surcharges, saying they pay a processing fee of around two percent for …
Strike Costing Stop & Shop Millions Per Week As Biden Attends Rally With Striking Workers Strike Costing Stop & Shop Millions Per Week As Biden Attends Rally With Striking Workers
Strike Costing Stop & Shop Millions Per Week As Biden Attends Rally With Striking Workers Here are new developments in the Stop & Shop strike by union workers in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island: Former Vice President and potential 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden spoke Thursday, April 18 to support Stop & Shop workers at a Boston store in the neighborhood of Dorchester. For more, click here. Biden expressed his support for Stop & Shop workers in an April 12 tweet: "In the last 5 years, @StopandShop's parent company has bought back billions of dollars in stock. Now they want to cut employee wages & benefits. This is wrong. I stand with the 31,000 …