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UPDATED 4.14.2001
The changing face of Rhode
Island retail
Since the 1970s, a number
of local and national retail stores doing business in Rhode Island have closed.
Yesterday, Ann & Hope shut its doors in Warwick, ending a nearly 50-year reign
as the king of local discount retailing. In January, Apex announced it would
close stores in Warwick and Swansea, Mass., and scale back operations at the
remaining store in Pawtucket.
Journal file photo
The Apex store in Pawtucket while under construction in the 1970s.
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1972
Gladding's merges with Shepard's
1974
Both Shepard's and Gladding's close in Providence
1982
Outlet Stores close
downtown and in Warwick as 650 lose jobs
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1983
Warren
Jewelers closing mall store
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1990
Peerless clothing chain
to close
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1993
Officials hunt
ways to counter Woolworth setback
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1999
End of an era: Caldor
is forced to close its doors
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2001
R.I. retail institution Ann
& Hope succumbs
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Retailing
low point: Apex closes 2 stores
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Another
retailer unravels: Shoppers say Hit or Miss
went from tailored to trendy
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