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Empty shelves in a New Jersey store in March 2020. On March 2, the eventual patient zero—a physician assistant who treated patients in several clinics in the New York City area—had a bad cough and heart palpitations, and went to an urgent care clinic where he tested negative for flu and strep (COVID-19 tests were not available at the clinic).
Toys "R" Us reopened under this new management in 2019 with stores in New Jersey and Texas. [313] Both locations closed in 2021, citing the COVID-19 pandemic and wanting to find new locations with better traffic. [314] In December 2021, a new flagship Toys "R" Us store opened at American Dream Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey. [315]
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a sharp economic toll on the retail industry worldwide as many retailers and shopping centers were forced to shut down for months due to mandated stay-at-home orders. As a result of these closures, online retailers received a major boost in sales as customers looked for alternative ways to shop and the effects of ...
Combined, the companies are closing roughly 90 stores nationwide.
After the closures, Stop & Shop will still operate 81 stores in Connecticut, 115 in Massachusetts, 47 in New Jersey, 91 in New York and 25 in Rhode Island, employing over 50,000 associates.
Many of the shelves are bare, though, at the Kmart in Avenel, New Jersey, picked over by bargain hunters as the store prepares to close its doors for good April 16.
IHL also reported that the number of chains adding stores in 2019 had increased 56%, while the number of closing stores decreased by 66% in the last year. [7] [21] As of May 2020, bankruptcies and store closings were expected to intensify due to widespread business closures and the resulting financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. J.
The grocery chain operates nearly 400 stores across Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island, including 57 in New Jersey. Stop & Shop to close 'underperforming stores ...