Route 12A RadioShack Closes
West Lebanon — The RadioShack store on Route 12A, a longtime presence on the West Lebanon commercial strip, closed for good last week, another victim of the Fort Worth, Texas-based company’s February 2015 bankruptcy. Last year, the electronics retail chain filed for bankruptcy and sold 1,700 of its stores to Standard General, a hedge fund that entered into a co-branding agreement with Sprint Corp. to sell the mobile phone provider’s...
Vt. Town Rallies to Save Its Store
Underhill Center, Vt. — In this rural town tucked into a valley at the base of Vermont’s tallest mountain, the 130-year-old Underhill Country Store is more than a place to pick up staples. It’s the community’s social hub, where residents can order a turkey, avocado and bacon sandwich from the deli, get a cup of coffee, sit down and chat with their neighbors. When word spread that the store would be closing, members in the community of...
Last Two Essentials Clothing Stores To Close
Hanover — Upper Valley women who want a lithe Italian Nana Nucci dress or men who favor fine Baroni suits will soon have to drive to Boston or Burlington (or go online) to buy their favorite upscale clothes: Rare Essentials and its sister store, Essentials for Men, are closing their doors on July 30. Owner Lynn Kochanek said the decision was largely influenced by the untimely death of her husband and business partner, Walter Kochanek,...
