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Stores that haveHas existed for decades are often the most comforting: they offer familiar faces and families, the same products and the friendly service that you expect during the visit of a local company. But unfortunately, sometimes these retailers cannot resist the time test, even after surviving 70, 80, 0r, even 100 years. Read more to find out which beloved stores close their doors, all after more than 70 years of activity.

Read this then:This popular retail chain closes stores, from October 29.

Last month, the announcements of some other long -standing companies close the stores.

You can recognize the Bartell drugs if you know the Seattle region, Washington, because the name goes back to itsFoundation in 1890. September 14,a dieSmall chain locations In the international district of Chinatown, was closed due to "commercial strategy, rental and rent considerations, local commercial conditions and the viability and performance of stores," said its new parent company Rite Aid.

Still in September, the General Folsom store in Louisiana, which was opened for the first time in 1938, announced that it would say goodbye. No closing date defined was announced by the current ownerBernie Willie, no more formal reason, but he told Nola.com that he remained "engaged" in the storeDuring his last days.

And while a general store calls him leaves, the general store of Randsburg in the Mojave desert in California does its best to stay afloat. Loyal customers have launched a gofundme to keep thesmall establishment To pass, reported Kget affiliated to NBC, and according to a September 30Facebook publication, "support and generosity" of customers have kept the doors open "a little longer".

The good news did not last long, however, because four other stores officially close the store.

In West Brighton, a district of Staten Island, New York, a small but beloved clothing store closes after 71 years. An article of September 29 on Suzanne's Fashion Corner, Ltd.Facebook page announced a liquidation sale on the scale of the store for baby clothing, communion outfits, dresses of girls and women on October 27.

"It's not a department store, it's not Amazon", "Suzanne Berelson, thestore owner, said to Silive.com. "The things we wear here, you will not find them anywhere else. I provided five generations with exclusive and difficult to find goods. It was wonderful. I don't want to close, but there is really not other choice. "

Berelson, who is the daughter of the original founder of the store,Irene Berliner, added that, like many other small businesses, Covid was the last point of pain. Although there is no official closure date, it expects the final sale to leave the store space before the end of its lease on January 1, 2023.

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Hardware stores are another essential stop for many, but one in Livonia, Michigan, will no longer be. The current Wright material owners,Joe and Jeri Dorr, sold the building and arePlans to retire, HOMETOWNLIFE.COM reported.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

The store has been open for about 70 years, detained for the first time for the family ofDennis Wright, and was taken over by the dorrs 14 years ago. But customers' ability to buy what they need online have harmed the profits, as well as the increasingly dry winter seasons. For snow equipment, in particular, demand has decreased "regularly," Jeri told HomeTownlife.com. The couple did not say when the store will closure, but they said it was "soft-amer" because they are also ready for retirement.

"I feel like I have a mountain out of my back," said Joe at the point of sale. "It's really good."

Aexternal equipment The store in Belleville, Illinois, also closes after 76 years of activity, after having opened its doors in 1946,Belleville News-Democratreported. The outdoor of Curt Smith will make its last sale at the end of 2022, directorTom Petrekovich said at the exit.

Although Petrekovich calls him a "well -known establishment", the store owner,Steve Smith, is ready to retire and a liquidation sale at the store will take place in October. Depending on the time they can erase the inventory at reduced prices, the store could close earlier, said Petrekovich.

Seventy years is certainly a feat, but reaching 100 years in business is a remarkable achievement, especially for small operations. At half past four in Belleville, Skokie, Illinois, houses the jewelers of Sandberg, who is 103 years old. The store has been a basic food since 1919, but it is unfortunately closed after more than a century to "celebrate Special moments of life With the Chicagoland community, "reads an article on Facebook on October 2.

The store owner, Susan Sandberg , also announced a special sale that starts on October 7, but it has not yet confirmed an official closing date.