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Sunday, March 25, 2018

Ames - Old Saybrook, CT

  March 25, 2018    Robby S.

Ocean State Job Lot in Old Saybrook, CT
AMES DEPARTMENT STORES
901 BOSTON POST ROAD
OLD SAYBROOK, CT
CLOSED 2002

Hey guys,

Ames was a pretty popular department store in the Northeast United States and had a number of locations in the New England area.

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Monday, March 19, 2018

GUYS I MET GEOFFREY

  March 19, 2018    Robby S.

Hey everyone,

So I was heading down to a Toys "R" Us location in Milford, CT to go and take some pictures for an upcoming article on the store, and when I got there, there was Geoffrey who was there since the store announced they would be closing

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Sunday, March 18, 2018

Big Kmart / XPECT Discounts - Cromwell, CT

  March 18, 2018    Robby S.

BIG KMART/XPECT DISCOUNTS
CROMWELL, CT
CLOSED 2017

We're back at it again with the abandoned Kmarts but this time we have a little something extra, too... An abandoned XPect Discounts right next door!

This probably could be two separate posts but it's just so exciting. So don't be too surprised if you don't see a post next week

These two stores are situated as part of The Shops at Cromwell Square, which is situated right off CT-9 about 5 miles north of Middletown, CT. The plaza was constructed to house Kmart - later branded as Big Kmart - in 1973. Alongside there being a Kmart, the space where XPect Discounts sits empty today was once a Kmart Foods store.

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Saturday, March 17, 2018

Old School Stop & Shop - Cranston Parkade - Cranston, RI

  March 17, 2018    Robby S.

SUPER STOP AND SHOP
CRANSTON, RI
204 GARFIELD AVE
CLOSING APRIL 2018

 It's about time that I got around to doing a post on Stop and Shop.

How I found out about this awesome store is actually quite funny. I was travelling to Cranston in February to get some pictures for a Kmart right down the road (post coming soon), and while I was taking pictures a cop pulled up to my car. So at first I was thinking that he was going to tell me I had to leave and all that, but he actually thought I was trying to find Kmart and asked if we wanted to know where the nearest one was! So, I explained to him that I ran this blog and how I was documenting it, and he told me that the Stop and Shop which was also in the plaza was going to be closing in April. I originally anticipated on just taking pictures of the outside, but seeing the inside through the window I knew I had to go inside! The store hasn't been updated a bit since its opening in 2001!

  

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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Bye bye, Toys Я Us

  March 14, 2018    Robby S.

Toys Я Us sign and store in Waterford, CT
MARCH 14, 2018

The time has come.

 Nearly six months after Toys Я Us filed for bankruptcy protection last September, the chain has all but confirmed reports of their liquidation.

Rumors have been floating around for the last few weeks of Toys Я Us's liquidation plans, but it looks like its about time for those plans to come to fruition.

  

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Sunday, March 11, 2018

Walmart Supercenter - Waterford, CT - STORE TOURS

  March 11, 2018    Robby S.

The front facade of the store ©JJbers via Flickr
WALMART SUPERCENTER 
155 WATERFORD PKWY N. 
BUILT/OPENED 1995 

 Before I get into the main article, I'd love to take a moment to explain this post as it takes on a different approach from the rest of my published articles. This is the first post in a new series I'm starting titled 'Store Tours', where instead of documenting the retail of yesteryear, I instead focus on the retail of today.

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Friday, March 9, 2018

Toys R Us is CLOSING! - UPDATE

  March 09, 2018    Robby S.

The Toys "R" Us store in Warwick, RI, which is set to close April 2018
MARCH 9, 2018
10:34 PM

 Well... Maybe.

 Throughout the day, there has been much buzz about the future of American toy retailer Toys "R" Us after Bloomberg first reported that the chain was considering to liquidate their United States operations.

  

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Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Old Ames Spotted - MICRO UPDATE

  March 06, 2018    Robby S.

MARCH 6, 2018

Hey guys,

I was going on a road trip a few days back and look what I found! A former Ames location in Old Saybrook, Conn. has since been transformed into an Ocean State Job Lot with minimal work done on the outside.

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Sunday, March 4, 2018

Papa Gino's, Waterford, CT

  March 04, 2018    

PAPA GINO'S PIZZERIA
117 BOSTON POST ROAD
WATERFORD, CONN

The Papa Gino's location in Waterford, CT has been closed since 2012. For those of you who aren't aware, Papa Gino's is a regional chain of New England pizzerias most known for their sponsorship of the Boston Red Sox. The pizzeria opened in 2000 and operated for the entirety of its life as a Papa Gino's / d'Angelo Sandwiches co-branded restaurant. It sat in the Stop & Shop plaza at 117 Boston Post Road, directly across the street from the Big Y that closed in 2008 (which you can read about here).

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