It was sad news for Southfield resident Shay Foster when she heard The Teacher s Store in Livonia was closing its doors for good.
So the teacher decided to make one last trip to stock on the supplies she ll need in the fall, visiting the shop the afternoon of July 8. I did jump on the opportunity, said Foster, who teaches preschool students in Southfield. Because I was going to come a few weeks back and I m like, I really need posters. But then I m like, Oh my gosh, they re closing, I m definitely going now.
Foster is one of many educators and parents who have flocked to the shop at 16911 Middlebelt in recent days after hearing word it would close its doors for good. A business that s operated in Livonia for 48 years, the store specialized in providing learning and classroom materials from workbooks to paper to art supplies.
The Teacher s Store closing in Livonia after 48 years in business
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Popular Livonia store among teachers, parents closing after nearly 50 years
Hundreds of people are converging on the Teacher s Store in Livonia as it closes it doors.
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LIVONIA (WXYZ) â When Shari Dudek was a child, she couldn t wait to be a teacher so she could shop at The Teacher s Store in Livonia.
Dudek grew up, became a teacher and has been shopping at the store for just about everything a teacher needs to kick off a new school year, from pencils and paper to classroom decorations and science projects.
But after 48 years in business, the owner of the popular store, Ajay Badwar, has decided to retire and sell the building.