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Furious restaurant takes savage swipe at locals after closing down
October 22, 2025 | 3:22amAn Italian restaurant has taken a savage swipe at locals after closing down - saying: "Thank you for never supporting us, not even once."
Rite Aid files for bankruptcy for second time in two years, shuts down all remaining stores
October 6, 2025 | 8:46amPharmacy chain Rite Aid closed all of its locations after filing for bankruptcy twice in less than two years.
NY authorities clamp down on liquor store openings citywide as booze demand plummets
October 6, 2025 | 6:00am“The landscape has changed significantly since the prior store closed,” Fan said at the hearing. “I’m not sure that this area can justify another store.”
Starbucks abruptly closes dozens of NYC locations in ‘chaotic’ downsizing
September 30, 2025 | 5:24pm“There was no outreach to landlords in this case and that’s unusual for a company that’s not in bankruptcy,” Newmark chairman, Jeffrey Roseman said.
Woke bookstore that lured junkies to posh LES nabe suddenly shuts down — and workers blame each other
September 24, 2025 | 2:57pmWoke broke the bookstore.
Pharmacy chain closing more than 100 stores across US – these states are impacted
July 24, 2025 | 5:21pmRite Aid, which filed for bankruptcy protection twice in less than two years, is shuttering dozens of additional stores from its existing portfolio.
Old-school NYC toy store will close after 44 years and neighbors are crushed
July 10, 2025 | 6:45pmThis Toy Story's coming to an end.
Luxury retailer Nordstrom closing stores in two states by end of August
July 9, 2025 | 8:18amNordstrom is shutting down two of its stores by the end of August as the company tries to keep afloat.
NYC's vegan restaurants battle to survive as high costs, congestion pricing hit bottom line
June 30, 2025 | 2:11pme a restaurant in New York and when you have a niche market like vegan, it just makes it 10 times harder," said famed restaurateur and nightlife veteran Richie Romero.
Last magazine shop on NYC's Upper East Side to close as readers buy up final X-rated fare
June 25, 2025 | 7:00amDon't tell Billy Madison that nudie magazine days are numbered.
Kroger to shutter 60 stores following shock ouster of CEO, failed merger
June 23, 2025 | 11:13amThe chain, which operates more than 1,200 stores, said it took on a $100 million impairment charge related to the planned closures in the first quarter.
Macy's among retail store closures part of overall 274% spike in 2025 layoffs
June 10, 2025 | 12:32pmThe number of job cuts announced in the first five months of 2025 increased 80% from the same period the prior year, according to a new report from Challenger, Gray...
NYC's only Italian record store closing after family feud follows matriarch's death: ‘This is my identity'
June 3, 2025 | 3:16pmThe city’s only Italian-language record store faced a changing neighborhood, streaming services and a pandemic — but it was the death of a matriarch and family feud that brought about...
Massive craft retailer to shutter last of 500 stores this week after bankruptcy filings, dismal sales
May 27, 2025 | 3:11pmThe remaining stores span 47 states, including more than a dozen locations in New York.
Bahama Breeze abruptly closes more than one-third of restaurants -- including 4 in NJ and sole Long Island location
May 19, 2025 | 11:58amThe popular Caribbean-inspired dining chain shuttered restaurants across the country as a downturn in consumer sentiment hammers fast-casual restaurant chains.
Big Lots was 'too expensive' — the discounter's new owner says
May 15, 2025 | 12:30pm“The former Big Lots got too expensive and the assortment wasn’t everyday,” said Lisa Seigies, chief executive of Variety Wholesalers, a discount retailer that bought Big Lots out of bankruptcy...
Big Lots to reopen more than 100 shuttered stores after bankruptcy filing
April 29, 2025 | 11:44am“We’re excited to bring an additional 132 Big Lots! locations back to life in May,” said and CEO of Variety Wholesalers, which acquired more than 200 Big Lots stores.
Fast food chain to close up to 200 restaurants, mulls sale of Del Taco
April 23, 2025 | 7:17pmThe company also suspended its dividend as part of a restructuring plan.
Number of beloved chain restaurants has significantly shrunk across the US as it battles bankruptcy
April 23, 2025 | 5:43pmThe chain operated more than 270 restaurants at the start of 2024.
It's the last day to use Forever 21 gift cards before they expire as fast-fashion retailer goes out of business
April 15, 2025 | 10:45amThe fast-fashion retailer is going out of business and will stop accepting gift cards, returns and exchanges.