If you live in Virginia and were planning to grab Chipotle for lunch, you might want to make sure your local restaurant isn’t closed: The fast casual chain temporarily shut down a location in the state after more than a dozen customers became ill. [More]
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Bebe To Close All 180 Stores; Future Plans Uncertain
By 4.21.17
The rumors that women’s clothing retailer bebe might exit the mall and go online-only were apparently true, as the company has announced plans to shutter all 180 of its stores this spring. [More]
Bebe Reportedly Closing Stores, Going Online Only
By 3.21.17
Women’s apparel chain bebe is reportedly the latest retailer leaving the mall behind. But instead of completely closing shop like The Limited and WetSeal, the company plans to take its business online only. [More]
Chipotle Closing All 15 ShopHouse Asian Kitchen Locations
By 3.9.17
Five months after Chipotle said it would stop investing in the growth and development of its Asian-inspired ShopHouse Kitchen chain, the company announced plans to close all 15 locations, essentially abandoning the brand. [More]
After Failing To Find A Buyer, Texas-Based Retailer Hastings Closing All Stores
By 7.22.16
A month after filing for bankruptcy and outlining a plan to find a buyer for its 123 stores, Hastings Entertainment announced it will instead close all of its stores and liquidate its assets. [More]
Target Closes Several In-Store Portrait Studios
By 7.7.16
Years ago, when you wanted to have a family portrait taken you’d hop in the car with the family and head to your local department store — Sears, JCPenney, and others. While some of these studios have closed their doors over the years, Target stepped in to fill the void. Until now: the big box retailer announced this week that it would close a handful of its in-store portrait studios in favor of other initiatives. [More]
Bye Bye Puking Rainbows: Snapchat Shuttering Lens Store
By 1.6.16
Two months after Snapchat opened the Lens Store to offer users the option to jazz up their self-destructing messages, the company is shutting down the venture. [More]
L.A. Boutique Kitson Closing All 17 Stores
By 12.11.15
One of L.A.’s most well-known boutique chains — a relic of the “glory days” of reality TV — is no longer peddling pricey blouses, pants, and accessories to the semi-famous, with Kitson shutting down all 17 of its stores, and its online business.
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West Coast Grocery Chain Haggen To Close Most Stores After Expansion Gone Wrong
By 9.25.15
The purchase of nearly 150 grocery store locations in the Northwest meant to provide consumers with more options in the face of a mega-merger between chains Albertsons and Safeway has come to a rather disastrous end: Haggen Inc. plans to close most of those locations after its quick expansion turned sour and the company filed for bankruptcy. [More]
