BEACHWOOD, OH (WOIO) – A worker with Maggiano’s Little Italy in Beachwood said the restaurant will close in September. The worker said the restaurant will close on Sept. 27. The business is not renewing the lease at the Beachwood location. Maggiano’s is located on the 26000 block of Cedar Road. The Beachwood location is currently one […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Yellow Cab Company parked its fleet after more than 80 years in business. The company made the announcement before Memorial Day. Between 40 to 50 drivers and 14 dispatchers will be out of their jobs and not expected to receive severance or health benefits, according to the general manager. She […]

Two Sears and Sears Auto Center locations in Northeast Ohio will close their doors in what the company is calling “a difficult, but necessary decision.” News 5 confirmed that the locations are: Sears and Sears Auto Center at 7875 Johnnycake Ridge Road in Mentor Sears and Sears Auto Center at 6950 W 130th Street in Middleburg Heights In an email, […]

ELYRIA, Ohio – Sears at Midway Mall in Elyria is set to close this year, the company announced Tuesday. The Elyria store will remain open for customers until September, according to a company spokesperson. A liquidation sale for the location will begin on June 16. The Sears Auto Center will remain open. Sears announced in January […]

INDIANAPOLIS — hhgregg announced Friday that they would be closing all of their stores after they failed to find a buyer by its Friday deadline. The liquidation process will begin on April 8, according to a company spokesperson. hhgregg filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 6 and the company had an April 7 deadline to find a buyer, but […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Shoe chain Payless Shoesource has announced its filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Officials say they plan to shut down roughly 400 stores immediately. Payless is among the many retailers who have struggled from online shopping. Below are the 4 Payless locations to close in northeast Ohio. Chapel Hill Mall Akron  Vineyard Plaza […]

RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio — Four Ohio JCPenney locations are among 138 store closures that will impact 5,000 jobs nationwide. Among those to be shuttered include the store at Richmond Town Square in Richmond Heights. The other Ohio JCPenney closures are: New Towne Mall in New Philadelphia Findlay Village Mall in Findlay St. Mary’s Square in […]

CLEVELAND – What we know: JCPenney is hurting. The company plans to shutter as many as 140 stores in 2017. The department store chain has not disclose how many jobs would be cut, but it said it is also offering early retirement to 6,000 full-time employees. RELATED: Read the news release from JCPenney The closings should take […]

EUCLID, Ohio– One of the area’s oldest appliance stores is going out of business. B&B Appliance announced on Tuesday it will be closings its stores in Euclid and Middleburg Heights after 93 years. “It was a tough decision,” said Jeff Blumenthal, President of B&B Appliance, in a news release on Tuesday. “The bottom line is […]

J.C. Penney plans to close up to 140 stores and offer buyouts to 6,000 workers as the department-store industry sags in competition with online sellers and nimble niche retailers. The company said Friday that it would shutter 13% to 14% of its stores, representing about 5% of its annual sales, and two distribution centers. The […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Local pastors from around Cleveland, but specifically in Mt. Pleasant, are rallying to keep Giant Eagle in Buckeye Plaza open for business. Organizers say to lose that grocery store would be devastating in particularly seniors and elderly. “We are concerned that the citizens of our city have the opportunity to shop at a viable grocery store […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – It was announced last year that dozens of Kmart and Sears stores were closing and now we know which ones. According to a statement Wednesday from the department stores’ parent company, “Sears Holdings will continue to strategically and aggressively evaluate our store space and productivity, and accelerate the closing of some unprofitable […]