[burtonridr]

Ann Taylor closing 117 stores nationwide A company spokeswoman said the company hasn't revealed which stores will be shuttered. It will let the stores that will close this fiscal year know over the next month. Plus a lot of others

More, Here

I have also heard rumors... but havent confirmed that round table pizza is out of business for good. Every single one here in my city has closed.

Anyone still have a round table pizza open in their neck of the woods?

[burtonridr]

Retailing in UK has gone mad last few years, the correction was inevitable.

Yea I guess you could call it that

[Rabbit]

Anyone still have a round table pizza open in their neck of the woods?

Yes we still have two open here in Fresno, CA.

I have noticed that the strip mall down the street is about 1/2 vacant now. One business after another has been closing up and leaving.

[burtonridr]

burtonridr, I found a news article about this and posted it in my thread. Check here: link

Cool, thanks 4 the link to that

[Waterthrush]

I thought a Strip Mall watch would be interesting - and here one is. OK, I'll keep an eye on my most local strip mall - drugstore, health club, some oriental food shops, deli, bagel place, liquor store, bank, Starbucks, ice cream shop, card shop, organic food and vitamin shop, bakery outlet.

What has closed so far: tanning salon.

[burtonridr]

I thought a Strip Mall watch would be interesting - and here one is. OK, I'll keep an eye on my most local strip mall - drugstore, health club, some oriental food shops, deli, bagel place, liquor store, bank, Starbucks, ice cream shop, card shop, organic food and vitamin shop, bakery outlet. What has closed so far: tanning salon.

Glad someone here is brave enough to venture into that crazy place

Some of the things I have seen close locally: Del taco. Thats all I can think of right now besides the round table....

I will ask my wife, she knows a bunch around here, she use to deliver papers to a lot of places.

[cbxer55]

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More store closings
More laidoff people
More filings for unemployment
More contraction of the economy
More SHTF

More of life's simple pleasures

[burtonridr]

More store closings
More laidoff people
More filings for unemployment
More contraction of the economy
More SHTF
More of life's simple pleasures

You sound like everyone else, more of this, more of that...
Cant you just be happy with what you have

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What can I say? I'm a doomer consumer

[coyote]

What can I say? I'm a doomer consumer

Any newbies on the lookout for a good member handle...

[coyote]

btw...

Round Table Pizza issued a statement to the media today saying that the closures are permanent. And they regret having to exit the Boise market, but said the restaurants were no longer economically viable.
Several factors went into the decision to leave Boise. Among them were a combination of low consumer confidence, driven by high fuel prices and the subprime mortgage crisis, couple with record high commodities prices for items such as cheese and wheat.

Round Table Pizza clears out of Idaho

Don't see how those factors won't apply to other businesses in other locations as well...

[Cyrus]

Aound here in the chicago suburbs countless storefronts and malls have more stores vacant than operational, as well as closed car dealerships, and lots where old buildings were demolished and there is noone to buy the land to build anything new. This is not the in the hood, this is in the affluent dupage county suburbs!

[burtonridr]

btw...

Round Table Pizza issued a statement to the media today saying that the closures are permanent. And they regret having to exit the Boise market, but said the restaurants were no longer economically viable.
Several factors went into the decision to leave Boise. Among them were a combination of low consumer confidence, driven by high fuel prices and the subprime mortgage crisis, couple with record high commodities prices for items such as cheese and wheat.

Round Table Pizza clears out of Idaho Don't see how those factors won't apply to other businesses in other locations as well...

Yea.... no kidding....
The airline business is going to belly flop...

There is not a single business that will not be effected.

My wife use to drop papers at 200 businesses each week, since about march, each week 2-4 businesses went under....

[SoylentGreen]

this just hit Yahoo business news.....Starbucks closing 600 USA locations.

[cbxer55]

[burtonridr]

this just hit Yahoo business news.....Starbucks closing 600 USA locations.

Say SEE-YA to the $5.00 cup of joe. RIP!

Indeed.... It will be missed

[Serial_Worrier]

Anyone still have a round table pizza open in their neck of the woods?

Yes we still have two open here in Fresno, CA. I have noticed that the strip mall down the street is about 1/2 vacant now. One business after another has been closing up and leaving.

Bulldoze strip malls and replace them with organic gardens.