Major thrift store with 429 locations closes down location after 75 years but insists ‘it’s for good’ reason
A MAJOR thrift store chain has announced the closure of one location after 75 years. However, customers are being told the decision is for a good reason. A well-known thrift store is closing down after 75 years GoogleThe Salvation Army store in Austin, Minnesota will shutter May 27th[/caption] The Salvation Army has announced the closure of one of its 429 nationwide thrift stores. The location in Austin, Minnesota has been slated to shutter. Shoppers have until May 27th to grab a bargain. However, the store has already stopped accepting new donations. Although the decision came with a heavy heart, Austin Salvation Army Major Jeff Strickler told local CBS affiliate KIMT3 it was the right choice. “It really is for the good,” he told the outlet. “Obviously, if we were keeping our store open, if it was going the way that it has been going we would be losing money and that would be detracting money from social services that we provide here.” The Salvation Army provides housing and utility assistance, addiction treatment, domestic abuse shelter, food for families in need, and much more. we would be losing money and that would be detracting money from social services that we provide here Austin Salvation Army Major Jeff StricklerKIMT3 Its thrift stores, found coast to coast, are one way the organization raises money. Closures aren’t just affecting thrift stores but also major retailers nationwide. MORE STORE CLOSURES For example, Express announced the closure of 95 stores last week. It comes following the fashion retailer’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Closing-down sales are already underway, although Express has not yet announced a final date to shop. Online, everything has been marked down to 40% off. Meanwhile, Walmart has closed six stores so far this year, with a seventh shuttering on the way. The most recent closure, affecting a Neighborhood Market store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was announced this month. The store will close for good May 17th. The nation’s largest grocery retailer has also closed four stores in California, one in Ohio, and one in Maryland since February. See which grocery chain has abruptly closed 35 locations all in the same city. And Rite Aid is continuing its string of shutterings due to bankruptcy.
A MAJOR thrift store chain has announced the closure of one location after 75 years.
However, customers are being told the decision is for a good reason.
The Salvation Army has announced the closure of one of its 429 nationwide thrift stores.
The location in Austin, Minnesota has been slated to shutter.
Shoppers have until May 27th to grab a bargain.
However, the store has already stopped accepting new donations.
Although the decision came with a heavy heart, Austin Salvation Army Major Jeff Strickler told local CBS affiliate KIMT3 it was the right choice.
“It really is for the good,” he told the outlet.
“Obviously, if we were keeping our store open, if it was going the way that it has been going we would be losing money and that would be detracting money from social services that we provide here.”
The Salvation Army provides housing and utility assistance, addiction treatment, domestic abuse shelter, food for families in need, and much more.
we would be losing money and that would be detracting money from social services that we provide here
Austin Salvation Army Major Jeff Strickler
Its thrift stores, found coast to coast, are one way the organization raises money.
Closures aren’t just affecting thrift stores but also major retailers nationwide.
MORE STORE CLOSURES
For example, Express announced the closure of 95 stores last week.
It comes following the fashion retailer’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
Closing-down sales are already underway, although Express has not yet announced a final date to shop.
Online, everything has been marked down to 40% off.
Meanwhile, Walmart has closed six stores so far this year, with a seventh shuttering on the way.
The most recent closure, affecting a Neighborhood Market store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was announced this month.
The store will close for good May 17th.
The nation’s largest grocery retailer has also closed four stores in California, one in Ohio, and one in Maryland since February.
See which grocery chain has abruptly closed 35 locations all in the same city.
And Rite Aid is continuing its string of shutterings due to bankruptcy.
