Incomplete list of U.S. retail/banking/service sector job loss WARNings and store shutdowns made or announced in November 2018:
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
ARIZONA: Bed Bath & Beyond closing in Bullhead City
Tucson clothier shutting down its last store after 61 years
Easley’s Fun Shop closing after 71 years of fun
CALIFORNIA: Lowe’s issued shutdown WARNs for three stores, more than 4-hundred jobs in Irvine, San Jose and South San Francisco gone by January 2019! Bank of the West issued a layoff WARN, 50 people in San Ramon jobless by the end of the year. Property management company Associa-Professional Community issued a layoff WARN for its ops in Banning, 99 jobs gone in January 2019. Nationstar Mortgage-Mr. Cooper Home Loans issued a mass-layoff WARN, 109 people in Santa Ana jobless in January 2019! Entertainment lighting supplier Production Resource Group issued a mass-layoff WARN, 339 people in Glendale unemployed in January 2019! ‘Site manager’ Randstad Inhouse Services issued a mass-layoff WARN, 170 people in San Jose jobless in January 2019! The Murrieta YMCA issued a shutdown WARN, 49 jobs gone by the end of January 2019.
Leucadia Cyclery closing doors after three decades
San Francisco based Too Big to Jail Wells Fargo announced 1-thousand additional layoffs!
San Francisco based clothing chain store GAP published yet another list of store shutdowns
San Francisco based Crowdfunding startup RealtyShares to cease investing, faces mass layoffs
San Francisco music venue Mezzanine shutting down because of the evil corporate property owners: “…the owners of the building didn’t give me an opportunity to renegotiate a new lease…. …Mezzanine, like so many other cultural institutions, has fallen victim to corporate greed and commercial development.”
Who said there was an automotive industry recover? Momentum Auto Group (one of the largest in the U.S.) shutdown at least seven dealerships in the San Francisco bay area, without warning or explanation! I checked the state’s WARN system and no WARN has been issued, the shutdowns affect hundreds of jobs, I did find a report that said the auto dealer chain is under investigation by the SEC.
CONNECTICUT: After 45 years New Haven Head Shop/Futon Store Closing
People’s United Bank closing 15 Hartford area offices due to taking over a competitor
100 years old jewelry store Closing
FLORIDA: ABM Aviation issued a WARN for its ops at Orlando International Airport, 133 jobs gone by mid-January 2019!
Service America canceling contracts, laying off 161 workers as it prepares to close!
After 94 years, Palmetto’s Growers Hardware is closing
Meadows’ Jewelers closing after 44 years
HAWAII:budget airline Scoot to end service to Hawaii
ILLINOIS: Engineering services company AECOM issued a layoff WARN, 48 jobs in Olmsted gone by March 2019.
Dick’s Sporting Goods Closing in Yorkville
Willow Haven Home Furnishings and Decor shutdown
Iconic Wilson’s Floral & Gifts shutdown
INDIANA: Richmond Casket Facility Closing, 2-hundred jobs gone in 2019!
Stonehenge Golf Club in Winona Lake suddenly shutdown without explanation
IOWA: Equifax issued a WARN, 52 jobs in West Des Moines gone by January 2019. Too Big to Jail Wells Fargo issued a mass-WARN, 418 jobs in West Des Moines gone by mid-January 2019!
The Varsity Theatre near Drake campus is closing after 80 years of business
MARYLAND: Lowe’s owned Maintenance Supply Headquarters eliminates 51 jobs at Laurel office
Saks Fifth Avenue shutting down distribution center, 150 jobs gone starting March 2019!
After 41 years Record and Tape Traders shutting down by the end of the year
MASSACHUSETTS: The Horace Mann Plaza Bob’s Store shutting down, no reason given
Langham hotel to close for yearlong renovation, lay off 251!
MICHIGAN: Lowe’s issued shutdown WARNs for stores in Flint and Burton, 235 jobs gone by January 2019!
Ace Diamond Jewelers, Dearborn staple for 40 years, closing in 2019
MINNESOTA: Embassy Suites Saint Paul issued a mass-layoff WARN, 116 jobs gone by January 2019.
Bibelot shutting down all four gift shops
MONTANA: Jewelry store closing after a 110 years in Kalispell
MISSISSIPPI: Tunica Roadhouse Casino closing, 4-hundred jobs gone in January!
MISSOURI: Meek’s The Builders Choice shutting down six stores
After 58 years Bob Jones Shoes officially closes
NEBRASKA: One of Omaha’s few remaining record shops is closing
NEW JERSEY: Bed Bath & Beyond in Vineland to close due to not being able to renew the lease
After 41 years Lake Hiawatha QuickChek Closing
Moorestown based Destination Maternity shutting down 67 stores
After 70 years Castle Bootery Closing Shop
NEW MEXICO: Carlsbad’s drive-in theater closing permanently due to declining business
NEW YORK: Equifax issued a shutdown WARN for its Garden City operations, at least 33 jobs gone in February 2019. Target issued a shutdown WARN for its store in Commack, 182 jobs gone in February 2019!
Texas based Peebles shutting down its five years old department store in Troy
NORTH CAROLINA: Bicycle maker Advanced Sports Enterprises is now chapter 11 bankrupt busted and shutting down its Performance Bicycle and Bike Nashbar retail stores, but not because of low sales, it’s blamed on the now two years old merger with a competitor (which created redundancies) and the skyrocketing costs of using brick-n-mortar stores to sell its bikes, hundreds of jobs will be lost.
Childrens’ clothing store Everafter Kids now chapter 7 bankrupt dead
Tobacco company Alliance One losing 565 seasonal jobs!
Mooresville based Lowes closing 31 Canada Stores and 20 Stores in U.S.
OHIO: Citizens Bank issued a WARN, 55 jobs gone in January 2019. Motel 6 Contact Center issued a WARN, 150 jobs gone in January 2019!
Stagecoach Antiques closing brick-n-mortar store, shifting to online shopping only
Nationwide insuranceclosing Canton office – 175 Jobs Lost!
PENNSYLVANIA: Holiday Inn issued a shutdown WARN for its hotel in Grantville, 130 jobs gone next month! Advanced Sports Enterprises issued a shutdown WARN for its store in Philadelphia, 60 jobs gone in January 2019.
After 73 years in Plains Township, Jay Dee Sneaker King shutting down by the end of the year
Mr. Mike’s Record Store closing in December
RHODE ISLAND: Nordstrom sends 181 termination notices to Providence Place workers!
SOUTH CAROLINA: Skatell’s Jewelers closing after three decades
SOUTH DAKOTA: after 28 years Raymond’s Jewellers Closing
Madison retail store is closing after 72 years
TENNESSEE: Jack Yacoubian Jewelers Closing: “…we’re moving to Texas!”
Bed Bath & Beyond shutting down Spring Hills location
Goodwill shutting down its 99 cents store in Clarksville, if there’s nobody willing to take it over
TEXAS: Earl’s Men Shop closing after 50 years
UTAH: National Register of Historic Places Edwards Furniture in downtown Logan closing, which follows the closure of Edward Furniture’s Providence branch this past summer
WASHINGTON: Spokane’s oldest store closing after 131 years
WISCONSIN: Hotel/casino operator Intercontinental Milwaukee issued a shutdown WARN, 115 jobs gone in January 2019!
The Knitting Tree: “13 years in retail is a long time and plenty for me. It was really fun and it was a great ride but I’m pretty burned out on the whole deal. You don’t really make a lot of money at a brick-and-mortar store….”-Jackie Shanahan, co-owner
U.S. RETAIL/BANKING/SERVICE SECTOR COLLAPSE, OCTOBER 2018:“UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES”
U.S. HI-TECH/COMMUNICATIONS BREAKDOWN, NOVEMBER 2018: ‘ROUTINE TESTS’ & ‘LOGISTICS HELL’
U.S. FOOD CRISIS, NOVEMBER 2018:“THIS IS A REALLY BIG DEAL”
U.S. INDUSTRIAL/LOGISTICS/MINING LAYOFFS, NOVEMBER 2018: “NOBODY WAS GIVEN THE HEADS UP ON THIS”
Drugs, the American way, November 2018: ‘WAR ZONE’
ObamaCare-ACA death spiral, November 2018: ‘BERMUDA TRIANGLE’
Dumbing Down the U.S.A., November 2018: “ALL HELL WILL BREAK LOOSE”
U.S. GOVERNMENT SHENANIGANS, NOVEMBER 2018:‘DISTURBED, DISGUSTED AND ANGRY’