#closure

I’ve been told that Converse retail is in a huge downward spiral. A dozen or so stores are being closed in the coming months and the stores that remain open barely have any product on their shelves. The person I know believes even the profitable stores are being closed when the leases are up. Anyone know anything else from the Converse-side of things?

Linamar Shelbyville is preparing to permanently close its operations later this year, with the shutdown scheduled for July 31. The closure will impact 80 employees at the facility located at 100 Northcreek Drive.

https://fox17.com/news/local/linamar-shelbyville-announces-closure-impacted-80-employees-bedford-county-tennessee

In my time with the company, the SPTO bid has always been around November. We could request our scheduled time off for the whole 12 months of the upcoming New Year. We work in a site that is closing. They are only allowing us to schedule in quarterly increments. So far we've only been able to schedule through the end of March. Is this an indication the site we work in is closing this year in 2026? We are sorry to ask here, but nobody talks about it at work.

Several Meta Reality Labs studios are reporting firings this week, and the studios themselves are apparently closing outright. Among those confirmed at this time are Twisted Pixel Studios and Sanzaru Games, as reports came out earlier this week that Meta (formerly Facebook) was set to cut 10 percent of its VR/AR department.

https://www.shacknews.com/article/147402/twisted-pixel-sanzaru-games-shutdown-meta-vr-ar-layoffs

To ATT Execs about closing down Atlanta.
Nobody told them about Badstreet USA!

Has anything been mentioned yet?

JC confirmed call center closing, is orlando next?

Hello, 2026 please don’t be worse.

https://www.mlive.com/news/2026/01/ups-closes-up-north-location-amid-the-companys-largest-reconfiguration.html?outputType=amp

My store is high-performing, do we have anything to worry about? I remember reading a while ago somebody complained about being blindsided with closing since the location was high-performing, but I thought the person was trolling. Does it ever happen that such a store is closed for whatever reason?

The company said it also planned to invest in 350 other locations through fiscal year 2026, and confirmed 66 of the 150 closures moving forward. Closures include stores in states such as California, Georgia, New York and Texas.

By March 2025, stores had already begun closing in downtown Brooklyn and Long Island.

Macy’s told USA TODAY on Jan. 7 that there are no updates to the company’s closure plans.

via https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/retail/2026/01/07/businesses-closing-stores-2026-list/88065929007/

Could they announce it ahead of January and at the actual end of the fiscal year?

Besides Great northern and Livingston, any others confirmed to close? Any surprises? New ones?

Heard some rumors that the AIC might get axed down the road due to some over-hiring in California.

Anyone else hear anything like that?

“Sprinkles, the iconic California cupcake company, has announced a ‘winding down’ of operations at its remaining 15 retail locations, blindsiding employees last minute with the not-so-sweet news,” the New York Post reported. “Salty employees got the notice on Dec. 30, saying Sprinkles would start an “orderly wind-down” of the company beginning Dec. 31.”

https://www.thestreet.com/restaurants/crumbl-competitor-shutters-all-stores-with-little-notice

IS it true? https://patch.com/maryland/across-md/multiple-md-retailers-planning-2026-closures-see-list They say the Towson store is for 2026 closing.... ??? Is it true? Hope not

Is this a sign we’re among the closing stores? We haven’t been told anything yet, but this has me shaken.

In my opinion here is what is happening with Belk. I believe they have saw what is actually work for Macy’s and Belk is going to give it a shot. Macy’s is opening up smaller format stores that seem to be doing quite well for the brand, but at the same time they are closing their stores that are simply not profitable anymore and putting more focus into their “go-forward” stores. This strategy is all too similar to what Belk is doing. I do believe we will see several more store closures with Belk in the new year but honestly if this can help the company I believe it should be done. I mean it is working for Macy’s as they saw their first sales increase and positive outlook for the first time in several years.

The Stop & Shop in Clinton will close as the company "has made the difficult decision not to renew the lease for our store," according to Stephanie Cunha, a spokesperson for Stop & Shop.

https://patch.com/connecticut/clinton/stop-shop-plans-close-clinton-store-heres-when-why

Tulsa 371 closing permanently Jan 18th

Belk paris Texas las day February 14-2026
Closing permanently.

https://fordauthority.com/2025/12/ford-blueoval-sk-battery-park-plant-will-close-in-february/

All workers at this facility will be laid off by 2/14/26

Xerox to Close Ireland Toner Manufacturing Plant by End of 2025. (Where did you hear this?)

Belk 686 oak ridge will close permanently on Feb 15th

Schools have already been notified of how much they will have to cut from their budgets. The cuts will go into effect starting in August.

LAUSD officials in June had predicted a $1.6 billion deficit for the 2027-28 school year. But an updated version of the budget approved by the board last week eliminates the deficit by using reserve funds plus cost-cutting measures over the next two years.

https://www.the74million.org/article/layoffs-cuts-and-closures-are-coming-to-lausd-schools-as-district-confronts-budget-shortfalls/

Will they shut both the fuel pad and locomotive shop or just the shop?

Was told that sperry Rotors and casing is shutting down both at the ends of December . Terrible timing but I guess they want to start 2026 with cleaner books.

Allegedly there is going to be a MAJOR executive shakeup next year. This comes from a very good source. Store closures, executive shakeup,!reduced budgets, declining sales, get out now!! While you can!

Sanford, St. Mary’s, Cordele, Tulsa, and several other locations will be closing in 2026 permanently. In the meanwhile, the company is describing the new "market stores" as a new concept that'll help Belk just like the outlet talks of a few years back lol.

Please please open backup the community centers in Kansas City. We seniors would be open to paying monthly to keep these centers open. They have been a godsend for us and to just close with no warning or no way to say good bye to staff right before Xmas is just awful. Please reconsider

Hi gang - question for those who may know or who may have heard anything…. What are the impacts looking like for internal US base call centers? I have heard they want to close or consolidate OFFSHORE/GLOBAL CENTERS, but have not heard anything here about the centers here in the US?

What roles may be impacted? Senior manager? Director? Team manager? Coaches? Would love to hear some credible responses.

AB Closes 3 plants - Fairfield, Merrimack and Newark - Employees allegedly given opportunities at other breweries.

Toxic corporate environment - I know because I lived it.

Nineteen layoffs are expected in Fort Myers as a window installation hub prepares to close. An unnamed company operating the installation center is ceasing its operations. This decision will lead to significant job reductions for the local workforce. The closure marks the end of the window installation hub's presence in the city. The layoffs will directly affect 19 employees in Fort Myers.

https://www.businessobserverfl.com/news/2025/dec/17/layoffs-fort-myers-installation-hub-closes/

Blue Diamond has released a timeline detailing upcoming layoffs at its Sacramento factory. These job reductions are part of a larger plan leading to the complete closure of the facility. The company intends to fully shut down its Sacramento operations by 2026. This announcement provides clarity for employees regarding the phasing out of positions over the coming years. The layoffs are a direct consequence of the planned factory closure.

A significant indication that the Rochester Michigan PFIZER site that produces global supply of penicillin may be closing next year. Long time employees were logging into INDEED.com to start looking for a new job right away

S&S Activewear will close a Texas distribution center in Irving, the're cutting 146 jobs between December 2025 and September 2026

LeeMAH Electronics will close its Richardson facility, cutting 84 jobs tied to aerospace, medical, and tech industries

closing and 110 workers losing jobs by February

According to fresh data from the Illinois Labor Department, roughly 692 people at six workplaces were notified last week that their jobs are being cut because of mass layoffs and closures.

https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2025/12/09/nearly-700-people-to-be-laid-off-in-illinois-new-data-shows/87674481007/

Says it all. Jan 2027. Who knew? Lol

where and how many??

Because of constantly changing priorities at Disco.