MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — Bob’s Stores, a discount clothing and shoe retailer with several locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts, is going out of business and closing all of its stores.
The owner of Bob’s Stores and Eastern Mountain Sports recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing a “liquidity crisis.”
“We are saddened that our financial situation has forced us to dissolve Bob’s Stores,” Dave Barton, president of Bob’s Stores, said in a statement. “Bob’s has been a trusted presence in the local community for nearly 70 years, and we know our customers will remember us being there during important moments in their lives.”
List of Bob’s stores closing
Bob’s Stores are located in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Rhode Island. Below is a complete list of the stores that will be closing:
Connecticut
- Ansonia: 409 Main Street
- Hamden: 2300 Dixwell Avenue
- Manchester: 179 Pavilions Drive
- Middletown: 416 East Main St.
- Milford: 195 Cherry Street
- Newington: 172 Kit Lane
- Simsbury: 504 Bushy Hill Road
- Southington: 835 Queen Street
- Waterbury: 910 Walcott Street
- Waterford: 167 Parkway N.
Massachusetts
- Attleboro: 287 Washington Street
- Fitchburg: 146 Walloon Street
- Holyoke: 50 Holyoke Street
- Middleton: 230 Main Street
- Randolph: 59 Mazzeo Dr.
- Westborough: 168 Milk Street
new york
- Center Reach: 191 Center Reach Mall
- West Islip: 135-187 Sunrise Highway
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Rhode Island
- Cranston: 1400 Oak Lawn Avenue
Bob’s Store Closing Down Sale
Bob’s Stores has already begun its closing out sale, with items being discounted 30% to 70% off regular retail prices. Store fixtures, furniture and equipment will also be on sale. The company will be accepting gift cards and redemptions through July 14.
Founder Bob Lapidus opened the first Bob’s Surplus store in Middletown, Connecticut in 1954. The brand has since been acquired by Marshalls and TJ Maxx. Owner TJX It was founded in 2003 and sold to a private equity firm in 2008.
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