Incomplete list of U.S. retail/banking/service sector job loss WARNings and store shutdowns made or announced in October 2018:
WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification
ARIZONA: 72-year-old Phoenix costume store Easley’s Fun Shop preps for its last Halloween
Angela’s Bridal announces change, closing
CALIFORNIA: Twin Arbors Athletic Club issued a shutdown WARN for its location in Lodi, 143 jobs gone by the end of November! The now British empire United Kingdom based New Avon sudden halted ops in Pasadena, 77 jobs gone. Pyramid Building Maintenance issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Santa Clara, 11 jobs gone by November. 
Insurance company State Farm issued shutdown WARNs for several locations, 224 jobs gone by the end of November! Total Airport Services issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in El Segundo, 111 jobs gone by December! British empire Australia founded retailer Boardriders eliminating 270 jobs in Mira Loma, supposedly temporarily! JCPenney finally revealed it shutdown its Buena Park location back in August, 278 jobs suddenly gone!
Ocean Beach Paint & Hardware closing after 100 years
What housing market recovery? Mortgage service company Urban Fulfillment Services is closing its Westlake Village operations, resulting in the elimination of 85 jobs.
Skate park SkateLab shutting down after 21 years
San Diego’s first stop for Bike Rentals, Cruiser King shutdown after ten years
Vintage stuff store Aaardvark’s Closing After 47 Years
Once Storied Sedgwick Files for Bankruptcy as Wind-Down Fails
House of Fashion Bridal Salon closing after nearly 60 years
Soldiers Organized Service (SOS a ride home) shutdown two stores
CONNECTICUT: Paul Mitchell School in Danbury closing
FLORIDA: Centerfield Media issued a WARN, 249 jobs gone by the end of the year! Sheraton Bay Point Resort issued a WARN, 143 jobs gone by December!
IDAHO: Supervalu, which failed to turn around Albertsons, is acquired. What it means to Idaho
WinCo plan for Linder and Chinden is revived
ILLINOIS: Employment outsourcing company Ceannate issued several WARNs, 184 jobs gone due to loss of contract! Target issued a shutdown WARN for a location in Chicago, 125 jobs gone by February 2019! British empire Canada owned Lord & Taylor issued a shutdown WARN for its Oak Brook location, 125 jobs gone by January 2019!
Eva’s Bridal Closing After 36 Years
Home improvement store HOBO (Home Owners Bargain Outlet) now chapter 11 bankrupt busted and threatening to shutdown all stores, customers are already being jacked-around on warranty problems Official WARNs reveal Illinois stores have already been sold-off, at least 265 jobs gone!
Chicago’s largest family-owned lumber yard is no longer in business
Shelley’s Bridal closing after 2 decades
INDIANA: Marketing company Alorica issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Terra Haute, 195 jobs gone in December!
IOWA: Last shoe repair business in metro Cedar Rapids area closing soon
KENTUCKY: Merit Furniture, in business since 1956, closing. Owner: ‘Nobody wants quality furniture.’
Community development operation Kentucky River Foothills Development Council eliminating 142 jobs
LOUISIANA: State Farm to lay off 47 workers in Baton Rouge
MAINE: Olympia Sports closing in Houlton
MASSACHUSETTS: Boston Private lays off about 60 in face of slow deposit growth
Fallas discount department store chain closing all Massachusetts locations
Whittemore Hardware Calling It Quits
MICHIGAN: State Farm issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Livonia, 62 jobs gone by the end of November.
architecture firm Rossetti Associates suddenly laid off 15 people
Swonk’s Flower Shop will close after 91 years
MINNESOTA: Allianz Life – Questar eliminating 79 jobs in February 2019. Texas based defunct Mattress Firm issued a mass layoff WARN, but failed to give numbers. State Farm issued a WARN, 88 jobs in Mendota Heights gone by the end of November. Target issued a shutdown WARN for its Brooklyn Center, 136 jobs gone in February 2019!
Too Big to Jail U.S. Bank is laying off 700 employees (100 just in Minnesota according to the WARN)
Bremer Bank shutting down in Sauk Rapids
NEBRASKA: Too Big to Jail Capital One eliminating more than 150 jobs
NEW JERSEY: CREATIVITY CARAVAN CLOSING ITS DOORS
229 workers at this N.J. resort will be laid off
Payless ShoeSource Is Closing In Bridgewater
Parsippany Modell’s Sporting Goods is closing
NEW MEXICO: aerospace company files for bankruptcy
NEW YORK: A.B.C. Oriental Carpets issued a shutdown WARN for both its NYC stores, 26 jobs gone by the end of January 2019. Greenbriar Associates issued a shutdown WARN for its Residence Inn by Marriott, 80 jobs gone in January 2019. British empire Canada owned Lord & Taylor issued a shutdown WARN for its massive NYC ops, 853 jobs gone by January 2019! Investment company AllianceBernstein L.P. issued a mass layoff WARN, 244 jobs affected as it gets the hell outta New York and moves to Tennessee! Frederic Fekkai Salon issued a shutdown WARN, 60 jobs gone by the end of the year. Personal care company New Frontiers in TBI-Allwel eliminating 59 NYC jobs by January 2019. The now British empire United Kingdom based New Avon issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Rye, 51 jobs gone by the end of the year.
Too Big to Jail British empire United Kingdom based HSBC eliminating 35 jobs in Depew
NORTH CAROLINA: Diamond Brand Outdoors closes after 50 years
OHIO: Liberty Mutual insurance company suddenly laid off 25 people
Another Salvation Army Family Thrift Store shutdown
Huntington Bank closing 70 locations
OREGON: Fabric Depot Closing Doors After 26 Years
PENNSYLVANIA: State College jewelry store closing
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey on Monday slashed 37 of 97 positions
Reineberg’s closing York shoe shop
Newtown Women’s Clothing Boutique Closing
RHODE ISLAND: Nordstrom At Providence Place Mall Closing
SOUTH CAROLINA: Cedar Terrace Hardware store shutting down after 40 years
Beaufort store is closing after 30 years of business
What housing market recovery as Fort Mill based Movement Mortgage to eliminate 180 jobs
SOUTH DAKOTA: Longtime Madison Store Closing
TEXAS: Austin based, and now bankrupt, Samuels Jewelers suddenly started shutting down all 120 stores
Freed’s Furniture Closing After 80 Years
Smith Guns closing doors after 4+ decades
Sandy Lake Amusement Park shutting down
Too Big to Jail JPMorgan Chase issuing 107 pink slips in San Antonio
Houston based Mattress Firm shutting down 700 stores, here’s a list
VIRGINIA: Staples store at Parham Plaza closing
A-1 Tri-City Taxi shutdown after 38 years “due to unforeseen circumstances”
Terjung’s Studio of Gifts announces closing date
LuLaRoe gig leaves vendors with clothes they’re unable to sell
WISCONSIN: Target issued a shutdown WARN for its ops in Greenfield, 138 jobs gone by February 2019! Home Owners Bargain Outlet (HOBO) issued a shutdown WARN for its Milwaukee-West Allis location, 104 jobs gone a few days before xmas!
Safeco shutting down multiple operations in Sheboygan, 127 jobs lost!
Janesville’s Staples store to close
U.S. FOOD CRISIS, October 2018: ‘JUST ANOTHER NAIL IN THE COFFIN’
SEARS KMART DEATH SPIRAL, October 2018: “A CHANGE IN BUSINESS CIRCUMSTANCES”
U.S. HI-TECH/COMMUNICATIONS BREAKDOWN, October 2018: “EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY”
U.S. INDUSTRIAL/MINING/LOGISTICS layoffs, October 2018: “WE KIND OF NEED TO DO SOMETHING BESIDES DIE AT OUR DESK”
U.S. GOVERNMENT SHENANIGANS, October 2018: OPERATION FAITHFUL PATRIOT
DUMBING DOWN THE U.S.A., October 2018: TEACHERS MORE VIOLENT & CRIMINAL THAN STUDENTS?
OBAMACARE ACA DEATH SPIRAL, October 2018: “EVERY SINGLE MONTH….HAS BEEN A GRIND”
DRUGS, THE AMERICAN WAY, October 2018: “NOW YOU TELL ME WHO THE ENEMY IS!”
U.S. RETAIL/BANKING/SERVICE SECTOR COLLAPSE, September 2018: TOO BIG TO JAIL BANK ADMITS ‘GOOD’ ECONOMY IS DRIVEN BY NEVER ENDING LAYOFFS!