Discount retailer Bob’s Stores is closing its physical stores, including one in New Jersey, after the chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
As part of the bankruptcy filing, Bob’s Stores will permanently close its remaining 21 locations and liquidate its inventory in the coming weeks.
“We regret that our financial situation has necessitated the liquidation of Bob’s Stores,” Bob’s Stores President Dave Barton said in a press release. “Bob’s has been a pillar of our local communities for nearly 70 years, and we know our customers remember us as being there for the important moments in their lives.”
Bob’s has stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island.
The soon-to-close New Jersey location is located at 3710 US-9 in Freehold.
Here are the other locations expected to close in the coming weeks:
Connecticut
- 409 Main Street, Ansonia
- 2300 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden
- 179 Pavilions Dr., Manchester
- 416 East Main Street, Middletown
- 195 Cherry Street, Milford
- 172 Kitts Lane, Newington
- 504 Bushy Hill Rd., Simsbury
- 835 Queen Street, Southington
- 910 Wolcott Street, Waterbury
- 167 Pkwy. N., Waterford
Massachusetts
- 287 Washington Street, Attleboro
- 146 Whalon Street, Fitchburg
- 50 Holyoke Street, Unit C242, Holyoke
- 230 Main Street, Middleton
- 59 Mazzeo Drive, Randolph
- 168 Milk Street, Westborough
New Hampshire
new York
- 191 Centereach Shopping Center, Centereach
- 135-187 Sunrise Highway, West Islip
Rhode Island
- 1400 Oaklawn Avenue, Cranston
All stores are offering 30 to 70 percent off items ranging from clothing to shoes as part of an “end of life sale.”
Bob’s began as “Bob’s Surplus” in Connecticut in 1954 until TJX acquired it in 2003. Five years later, TJX sold the chain to private equity firms, which sold it to GoDigital Media Group in 2022.
The discount retailer is the latest chain to close stores, joining other companies including Red Lobster and Rite Aid.
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