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Old 02-04-2009, 04:55 PM
 
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This saddens me. I worked for them for 15 years while it was still family owned, and have friends now losing their jobs.

NorthJersey.com: Fortunoff reportedly in talks with liquidators (http://www.northjersey.com/business/Fortunoff_closing_flagship_store_reportedly_in_tal ks_with_liquidators.html - broken link)
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Old 02-04-2009, 06:35 PM
 
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OMG__NO WAY!!! not fortunoff!???
what is happening?
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Old 02-04-2009, 06:36 PM
 
Location: Central NJ
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I'm really sad about this.
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Old 02-04-2009, 09:44 PM
 
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They have been in the red for some time.
The one by me is getting ready for Summer.
The way things are I'm sure buying patio stuff is not on the top of any ones list.
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Old 02-05-2009, 06:24 AM
 
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Wow, Fortunoff is like a NJ institution...
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Old 02-05-2009, 07:15 AM
 
Location: Stewartsville, NJ
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NJ will soon be known as the State with empty strip malls : (
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Old 02-05-2009, 07:21 AM
 
Location: The Beautiful Pocono Mountains
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NJ will soon be known as the State with empty strip malls : (
I really think you're right....
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Old 02-05-2009, 09:18 AM
 
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This has made me feel a little down...I'm not sure why. Most places go out of business and I couldn't care but Fortunoff was something special. If I remember correctly there was actually a Fortunoff family that owned / ran it.
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Old 02-05-2009, 09:37 AM
 
Location: NJ
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This has made me feel a little down...I'm not sure why. Most places go out of business and I couldn't care but Fortunoff was something special. If I remember correctly there was actually a Fortunoff family that owned / ran it.

Yes! That's exactly how I feel. I always liked Fortunoff's - good stuff, nice stores. They always just seemed a notch above the competition without being completely out of reach for most people. This, to me, really is a shame.
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Old 02-05-2009, 09:40 AM
 
Location: 32°19'03.7"N 106°43'55.9"W
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Fortunoff is one of those nostalgic NJ businesses. Let me correct that: not just a business, but a niche NJ characteristic that one from the state identifies with. (kind of like when the mural at Alexander's in Paramus was ripped down) I certainly can relate to the melancholy being expressed here.
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