These beloved stores closed forever after more than 100 years of activity

They have become staple food in their respective communities.


Companies that have managed to survive the consumer constantly evolving, the development of online purchases and the Covid-19 pandemic certainly stand out. Many of these retailers are smaller operations that have beenRespected names For generations and well known to those of their local community. When these stores close, it is not only a loss of a nearby convenience - it is also emptying a local watch disappear after so many years. Now, some of these beloved hundred-year-old retailers have announced its intention to say goodbye. Read the rest to find out which stores closed forever.

Read this then:This 70 -year -old retailer goes bankrupt and closes all the locations.

Small stores have closed across the country.

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These are not the first small but important stores to close this year. In September,General Folsom store In Louisiana, has confirmed closing plans, having been a must in the community since 1938. Suzanne's Fashion Corner, Ltd., A Aclothing retailer At Staten Island, New York, officially closed on October 27, with the ownerSuzanne Berelsontell Silive.com that Covid was thefinal straw.

Furniture stores also take a hit.Huffman Koos, a retailer in New York and New Jersey,recently confirmed Two closures on his Facebook page. Those who are in blocks include its stores in Queens and Middletown, New York, and a location in Freehold, New Jersey.Rotman furniture, a furniture store in Worcester, Massachusetts, announced that it also stopped, just likeFamily ownership furniture In Nescopeck, Pennsylvania.

Now, two stores in different sectors will close the store.

If you have bought your stationery here, you will have to find another retailer.

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When you head to Target, Walmart or other larger channels for your cards and stationery, you accept the fact that someone else can buy the same article in another place on a national scale. Small businesses are your best bet for unique discoveries - and this is certainly the case at Borden's Stationery & Educational Resources.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

The store is a must in the small town of Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey since 1918, but he will soon see hislast day, by a Facebook publication of October 31.Barry Lubin has owned the store since 1991, but now he is trying to retire and confirmed that he would do it when the storeThe rental ends In January, Patch reported

"After 105 years in the service of the shore of Jersey and 32 years of property, I retire," said the Facebook post. "With a lot of consideration and sadness, Borden will close the beginning of next year!" The message also announces a 15% sale throughout the store.

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The company was not without its difficulties.

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According to Patch, the store was a hub for teachers looking for school supplies, family members in search of gifts or greeting cards and bride in search of the perfect wedding invitation. The comments flocked to the Facebook publication; Many buyers have written wishes to Lubin and said that the store would miss a lot. "It's so sad! I had so many of my teaching supplies from you over the years!" A Facebook user wrote. "Good luck to your retirement!"

But even with a faithful clientele, it is the same story: Borden could not follow online purchases, as well as these elusive (and endless) disturbances, by patch.

"The Internet has been the biggest change," Lubin told the point of sale. "We have survived the store channels and have grown up. But now it's a click-click. I don't see the opportunity for the company to grow in the foreseeable future."

However, all hope is not lost. In response to a comment asking if the store could be taken up by a new owner, the retailer wrote that he would be happy to sell it ", but that there has been no interest to date.

An even older company will have disappeared for good.

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The people of Walla Walla, Washington, will be sad to hear the latest news from an open company for 133 years. According to a publication on Facebook on November 14, Martin's Jewelers isdoors.

"Since 1889, Martin jewelers have been the jeweler of Walla Walla, started by my great-grandfatherCharles D. Martin, "The post reads". We had the pleasure of providing Walla Walla and surrounding areas with superb diamonds, precious stones, watches and gifts, but alas, the time has come for us to say goodbye. ""

The message was apparently written by the current ownerErin MasonAnd her husband, Justin. The store has been transmitted throughFour generations , Reported Yaktrinews, and was cited by employees as "the oldest family jewelry in the North West Pacific". Currently, Martin's Jewelers is organizing a business outing sale, offering up to 70% reduction.

Mason declared to the point of sale that the store would be open "at least until Christmas, because the stock of the inventory". Regarding the closure, Mason said that she thought it was necessary to focus on time to spend time with her family and daughter, in particular. "One thing that I have learned through the difficulties that everyone is going through the last two years is the importance of the family," she told Yaktrinews.


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