When the calendar turned to 2020, chances are unless you were an epidemiologist you probably had no knowledge of COVID-19.
By mid March, this coronavirus disease would completely upend life as we know it in Macomb County and around the world.
Recently, Macomb Daily writers and editors held a meeting (virtually, of course) to sort out the top 10 news stories of 2020. Not surprisingly, the onset of COVID-19 and all that came with it was voted no. 1.
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It was a pretty obvious choice in a year that came with lots of important news, including the disgraced resignation of a longtime Macomb County official, racial unrest, political strife in the countyâs largest city and an election that stamped Macomb as a solidly red county with Republicans seizing control of county government.
Loves Furniture to close 9 more Michigan stores
Loves Furniture plans to close nine more of its Michigan stores as it struggles to keep many former Art Van Furniture locations in business and stocked with inventory.
Loves CEO Mack Peters said Wednesday that the company will be consolidating its footprint after the holidays to 13 stores 12 in Michigan and one outside Toledo. Loves Furniture went into business in late summer with a total of 32 stores in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania, employing nearly 950 people. Other stores are either closed or slated to close.
Some of the Michigan stores it is shuttering are only about a 10-minute drive from Loves Furniture locations that are staying open, he said.
JCPenney in Canton closing its doors this spring
Canton Township is about to lose yet another major retailer along Ford Road.
JCPenney announced its store at 43690 Ford Road will join 14 others nationwide in closing their doors this spring and is an addition to 150 others previously announced to close by the company. As part of our store optimization strategy that began in June with our financial restructuring, we have made the decision to close an additional 15 stores, reads a statement from JCPenney sent to Hometown Life. These stores will begin liquidation sales later this month and will close to the public in mid-to-late March.
Loves Furniture Closing 13 Stores After Just Four Months
In the blink of an eye another retailer new to the area is deciding to close their doors. Just 4 months after opening their first store in Michigan, in former Art Van Furniture locations, Loves Furniture is closing 13 stores, 10 of which are here in our state.
The current Burton location, the only in the Genesee county area, is on the list to be closed. According to Detroit News, the move is part of an overall consolidation plan.
“We’ve got stores literally five miles apart,” company CEO Mack Peters told the Detroit News. “With the global pandemic going on and the furniture shortage, we’re having a problem getting goods for our stores to stock all our stores and take care of our customers. We’re reducing our footprint of the number of stores to better serve our customers in the Detroit area.”
Loves Furniture will close 13 stores, including 10 in Michigan
Loves Furniture will close 13 of its locations, including 10 in Michigan, under a consolidation plan.
“We’ve got stores literally five miles apart,” company CEO Mack Peters said Tuesday. “With the global pandemic going on and the furniture shortage, we’re having a problem getting goods for our stores to stock all our stores and take care of our customers. We’re reducing our footprint of the number of stores to better serve our customers in the Detroit area.”
The consolidation comes about four months after the Warren-based retailer opened its first Michigan store in former Art Van locations. Art Van s private equity firm, Dallas-based U.S. Assets, acquired the assets of Art Van Furniture when it shuttered its doors in March after more than 60 years in business.