MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut – Bob’s Stores, a discount clothing and shoe retailer with multiple locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts, is filing for bankruptcy and closing all of its stores.
The owner of Bob’s Stores and Eastern Mountain Sports recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing a “liquidity crisis”
“We regret that our financial position has made it necessary to liquidate Bob’s Stores,” Bob’s Stores President Dave Barton said in a statement. “Bob’s has been a pillar of our local communities for nearly 70 years, and we know our customers remember us as those who were there for 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 full list of locations closing.
Connecticut
- Ansonia: 409 Main Street
- Hamden: 2300 Dixwell Ave
- Manchester: 179 Pavilions Dr
- Midtown: 416 East Main St
- Milford: 195 Cherry St
- Newington: 172 Kitts Lane
- Simsbury: 504 Bushy Hill Rd
- Southington: 835 Queen St
- Waterbury: 910 Wolcott St
- Waterford: 167 Parkway N
Massachusetts
- Attleboro: 287 Washington St
- Fitchburg: 146 Whalon St
- Holyoke: 50 Holyoke St
- Middleton: 230 Main Street
- Randolph: 59 Mazzeo Dr
- Westboro: 168 Melkstraat
New York
- Centereach: 191 Centereach shopping center
- West Islip: 135-187 Sunrise Highway
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Rhode Island
- Cranston: 1400 Oaklawn Ave
Bob’s Stores bankruptcy sale
Bob’s Stores’ liquidation sale has already begun, with discounts ranging from 30% to 70% off regular retail prices. Store fixtures, furniture and equipment are also on sale. The company is accepting gift cards and exchanges through July 14.
Founder Bob Lapidus opened the first “Bob’s Surplus” store in Middletown, Connecticut in 1954. The brand was acquired by Marshalls and TJ Maxx owner TJX in 2003, before being sold to private equity firms in 2008.
The closure of retail stores is rushes across the country in 2024, as the industry faces bankruptcies and the impact of inflation on shoppers.
