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Berk’s Shoes & Clothing closing after 50 years in business

PROVIDENCE – A longtime shoe and clothing store is closing its doors for good.   In a note to its customers on the front door...

By the numbers, real-life retail remains resilient

Old-fashioned shopping at brick-and-mortar stores is proving more than resilient again this holiday season despite the ever-present, always-open digital options and a less-than-stellar economy. The...

Nautic Partners to acquire specialty tapes business for $450M

PROVIDENCE – Nautic Partners LLC, a private equity firm based in the city that specializes in health care, is buying the specialty tapes business...

Ocean State Job Lot to open new store in Warwick Saturday

WARWICK – Ocean State Job Lot will celebrate the opening of its newest location at 300 Quaker Lane on Saturday, according to a report...

Big Lots files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, plans to sell...

Discount retailer Big Lots has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as it contends with a pullback in consumer spending and soft sales.  The Columbus,...

LL Flooring closing all stores, including 1 in R.I.

PROVIDENCE – LL Flooring, formally known as Lumber Liquidators, is closing all of its stores and will cease operations just weeks after filing for...

Part-timers getting fulltime support at Job Lot

PBN Healthiest Employers Awards 2024 1,500-4,999 EMPLOYEES #4. Ocean State Job Lot CEO (or equivalent): Marc Perlman, principal owner and CEO; Alan Perlman and Steve...

Big Lots closing its store in Seekonk

SEEKONK – Big Lots is closing its location at 179 Highland Ave. as the company seeks to shut down 315 stores across the nation.  The...
OCEAN STATE JOB LOT has agreed to pay a $53,500 federal fine after the discount retailer and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement over allegations that Job Lot violated federal law over the sales of misbranded bug zapper devices in stores.

EPA fines Ocean State Job Lot $53.5K for misbranded bug zappers

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Ocean State Job Lot has agreed to pay a $53,500 federal fine after the discount retailer and the U.S. Environmental Protection...
ALL 21 REMAINING Bob's Stores locations, including in Cranston and Attleboro, will close permanently on July 14. / COURTESY FLICKR.COM

Bob’s Stores permanently closing all locations July 14

PROVIDENCE – After seven decades in operation, Bob’s Stores will close all of its remaining locations for good in a couple of weeks. GoDigital Media...
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