

Bean’s decision to shut down may be more a result of corporate strategy than the brick-and-mortar sector’s overall woes. 13, and Mattress Firm and Sam’s Club stores are also expected to close.īut L.L. Lowe’s announced plans to shut down its 130,000-square-foot home improvement center on Jan.
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Bean is the latest in a series of retailers announcing store closings in the Orange retail corridor on the Boston Post Road in recent months. “We have no plans to close any other Connecticut store,” McKeever added. Bean stores remain in New Haven, at the Danbury Fair Mall and in South Windsor. The approximately 20 employees in Orange were told of the closing this summer and given a chance to apply for work at other locations: L.L. The Orange store’s need for a major facelift and its proximity to the retailer’s new location in New Haven were other factors in the decision, he added.

“Annually, we conduct a comprehensive review of our portfolio of stores across the country and through an evaluation that takes into consideration many factors, we form the basis for store opening and closing decisions,” L.L. But a customer at the cash register paused in the middle of his transaction to offer condolences to the clerk - the store is closing in mid-January after 11 years in business.

The duck boots, down jackets and fleeces were discounted and the aisles were bustling on a recent weekday at the L.L.
