Arkansas is certainly suffering as the economy slows down. With factories closing amid mass layoffs… Not to mention all the complication and difficulty connected to snarled supply chains amid the escalating trade war… It’s a tough time to be in many businesses - especially a food business - in Arkansas. So it’s no surprise (but still a huge disappointment) to see Arkansas losing another grocery store. More [...]
Walgreens abruptly closes 500 pharmacies as economic downturn accelerates
While there are certainly some who don’t want to call it a recession for various reasons… The signs all sure seem to be there. Mass factory closures. Unemployment increasing. And now mass pharmacy closures by one of the largest pharmacy chains in the world. Walgreens has announced plans to close 1200 US stores over the next three years, with 500 just this year. California is one of several hard hit states, [...]
41 restaurants abruptly close across Texas and Oklahoma as economic turmoil accelerates
As if Texas needed any more bad news. Fresh off losing several factories… And with increasingly grim news from retail… Now the state is losing dozens of restaurants. More specifically, Salad and Go - which had previously doubled to 140 restaurants over the past two years - just announced plans to close 41 restaurants across Texas and Oklahoma. Salad and Go announced that the closures will center on Houston, [...]
3 Michigan factories close in clear warning for the US economy
The nationwide economic slowdown has certainly come for Michigan. It has already suffered a string of factory closures this year tied to the trade war… (Michigan is heavily exposed to trade with Canada, so Canadian retaliation is particularly harming the state economy.) And unfortunately, the trouble keeps piling up. Michigan is now losing another three factories tied to the all-important food [...]
Georgia abruptly loses 2 more factories with 1,100 confirmed layoffs
Georgia’s economy, long a bright spot for the United States, is having a rough 2025. More specifically, the state has already suffered the loss of several factories… And unfortunately, the pain isn’t over yet. More specifically, by the end of this month, International Paper is shutting down its mills in Savannah and Riceboro, at the cost of 1,100 good manufacturing jobs. These mills manufacture paper and [...]
Tupperware ends all US production with 148 confirmed layoffs
There are few brands more American than Tupperware. Everyone remembers Tupperware parties from years past - and chances are good you have Tupperware or one of its many copycats in your fridge right now, holding leftovers. Well, going forward, Tupperware’s “Made in America” era has completely ended with the recent closure of its final US factory in Hemingway, South Carolina. (This is unfortunately part of a much larger [...]
