Southeast Michigan Retail News: Sterling Heights Forever 21 Closing; Roseville, Novi, Auburn Hills Staying Open (UPDATED)
This post will look at retail in Roseville, Macomb County; Novi, Oakland County; and Auburn Hills, Oakland County, MI...and then some. UPDATE: I am pleased to report that this blog post was the first place on the internet to report on the closings from a Southeast Michigan take, before even WDIV Local 4 reported on it. 10/30/2019 UPDATE: The Macomb Mall, Twelve Oaks Mall and Great Lakes Crossing Outlets locations won't be closing at all...though two previously-unannounced locations will now close instead. Scroll to the bottom for more info. For this short blog post, we will announce some rather unfortunate Southeast Michigan retail news. On September 29, 2019, fashion retailer Forever 21 filed for bankruptcy protection , becoming the latest major retail chain to fall victim to the retail apocalypse. At the time, it operated 800 stores worldwide, including 15 in Michigan. Today, Forever 21 released a list of the 178 stores that it plans on closing the doors to for...