Tag: retail
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...
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...
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.
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