business closings

Max 10 Family Fashions got its start in Schoolcraft, MI when Ed Bernard, the owner and president of Bermo Enterprises, began selling off-price and overstock clothing items. What originally started as an annual warehouse sale grew to 29 retail locations across Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois. Unfortunately the company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2012.

Is HairMasters on Westnedge Ave the latest casualty of Covid-19 in Portage, Michigan?

Chuck E. Cheese may never reopen it's doors after the Covid-19 pandemic.

The grass has grown tall outside the restaurant on Beckley Road, and its clear that Battle Creek's Ruby Tuesday will not reopen.

Bath & Body Works will be closing 50 stores in the U.S. Will Southwest Michigan stores survive the cut?

The latest to make that announcement is the M-89 Bar and Grill in Otsego. It was just a fun place to go on a Friday or Saturday night; a place that would've been referred to as a "honky-tonk", back in the day; a couple of cold beers and some live music.

While this doesn't quite amount to a disaster of epic proportions, now the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic is real for me. In part, due to changes in our lifestyles caused by the pandemic, Victoria's Secret announced today it's closing at least a quarter of its stores.

While the S. Westnedge Moe's will keep serving up Southwest food, the Stadium Drive location has permanently closed.

After "a lifetime of memories," BraVo! Restaurant & Cafe on Portage Road has permanently closed.

After 30 years in Portage, Schlotzsky's on South Westnedge Ave has closed its doors for good.