Staples and Office Depot are closing locations, from today
The closures will continue in the fall, with several places that come in November.
Office supplies stores may not look like a real necessity, especially with the ease of online purchases. But the are The moments when we head to these stores in a pinch - which has had to exhaust when the printer is suddenly out of ink, or refusing to work without color cartridge? Whatever the emergency, it's just pleasant to have the opportunity to travel office supply store If you judge him. But now, two big names in the industry - Staples and Office Depot - have confirmed that they planned to close more brick and mortar places, with the first store store today. Read the rest to find out if your local store is assigned.
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Staples closes a location today.
The first store from leaving is a must located at the Westgate Plaza in Westfield, Massachusetts , by Masslive.com. The store, at 273b E. Main St., will see its last day today. October 6. According to Masslive.com, a panel at the store directs customers to a nearby Staples location at 1129 Riverdale St. in West Springfield.
The employees told Masslive.com that Staples had lost its lease at the Westgate Plaza, but also confirmed that jobs had been offered to them in other staples locations.
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Two other basic stores are ending next month.
In November, Staples closed two additional stores, one in Seattle and another in Birmingham, Alabama. The two locations end on November 17.
Birmingham store director, Lyndsey Mitchell ,, confirmed the closure At Birmingham Business Journal , noting that the store, located at 4614 US-280 East, seeks to transfer current employees. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
THE Seattle Staples , Located in the village of Westwood, closes because the owner of the property, Shopcore, chose not to renew the lease, told the store employees in WestSideattle.
The employees added that the Westwood Village store was profitable and led stable affairs, although theft was also a problem. Similar to other Staples fence stores, 15 employees have the possibility of transferring, by WestSideseattle.
Better life Contacted Staples to comment on the closures and will update the story with his answer.
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Office Depot closes two stores in Illinois.
Office Depot also closes two stores next month, both in Illinois.
According to Belleville News Democrat , The Office Depot at 303 E. Homer Adams Parkway Alton, Illinois , will see his last day of activity on November 11.
The closure is also an office deposit in the Hyde Park shopping center in Chicago, located at 5420 S. Lake Park. Ave.
"We are going to finish operations there, and it would simply be for anyone who picks up the lights and things like that, so it's will not be open to the public After this date, "interim manager Stephen S. said to Hyde Park Herald . This store will also have its last working day on November 11.
"It has been here for a long time, so there is a solid tie for many customers in the region," said Stephen at the point of sale, noting that buyers were particularly disappointed. "The news is obviously a bit of shock for everyone ... Hyde Park customers [say that the region] is really badly served."
In response to the closure of the Hyde Park store, Office Depot told the Hyde Park Herald that the decision had been made to optimize its imprint in retail ", which is part of a national plan while the company actively moves away from His brick and brick and mortar stores.
Better life Contacted Office Depot to comment and update history when we hear.
These are not the first closings of office supplies in 2023.
The latest closing fires are not the first for 2023, while Staples and Office Depot closed a handful of stores in winter and spring.
Staples closed a store on Staten Island in New York on April 14 ,, Better life previously reported, while Office Depot Axing locations In Jacksonville, Florida (February 4) and Orlando, Florida (March 2).
Similar to the response provided concerning the Office deposit in Chicago, a company spokesperson attributed the Orlando closure to attempts at Office Depot "to optimize your retail imprint".
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