Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Wednesday is the last day for the lower Manhattan store, which had been struggling amid a difficult environment for consumer electronics retailers. ‘J&R will close its doors so that we can rebuild this location into what we hope will be an unprecedented retailing concept and social mecca,’ says a letter from the owners that will be made public.
Iconic consumer electronics retailer J&R Music and Computer World is shutting down after 43 years in business, the Daily News has learned.
Wednesday is the last day for the lower Manhattan store, which had been struggling amid a difficult environment for consumer electronics retailers.
Employees were handed pink slips Wednesday.
J&R owners Joe and Rachelle Friedman will be seeking retail partners to redevelop the site.
A letter signed by the Friedmans announcing the store closure will be made public later Wednesday.
“On April 10th, J&R will close its doors so that we can rebuild this location into what we hope will be an unprecedented retailing concept and social mecca,” the letter says.
J&R has been a fixture on the lower Manhattan retail scene. The store was among the first to reopen after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Wow J&R and Pearl Paint??????? Pearl Paint especially hits me hard, having went to school for architecture. You weren't officially broken into that major until you went there for supplies and rode that scary ass elevator.
__________________
"The man who sleeps on the floor, can never fall out of bed." -Martin Lawrence
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
