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In December 2000, following a half-year loss of £15.6 million, Littlewoods announced that of its 98 standalone Index stores, five were to be closed outright, 35 were to be moved into Littlewoods stores and rebranded as Littlewoods eXtra, and 58 would remain standalone but be rebranded as Littlewoods Index.
After closing more than 20 stores since its acquisition, Safeway announced in February 2007 that it would close another 14 stores in the Chicago area and convert 20 existing stores to the lifestyle format. After these store closings, Dominick's operated in 83 locations until they were closed on December 28, 2013.
North American blizzard of 1999. The Blizzard of 1999 was a strong winter snowstorm which struck the Midwestern United States and portions of central and eastern Canada, hitting hardest in Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, southern Ontario, and southern Quebec dumping as much as 60 centimetres (2 ft) of snow in many areas.
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley ordered city workers to clear city streets around the clock and asked citizens for help. On Friday, the city was virtually shut down and area schools were closed. Chicago's fleet of 500 snow plows and 2,500 workers was out in force, and additional snow removal equipment was sent from Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan.
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The Mid-December 2007 North American winter storms were a series of two winter storms that affected much of central and eastern North America, from December 8 to December 18, 2007. The systems affected areas from Oklahoma to Newfoundland and Labrador with freezing rain, thunderstorms, sleet, snow, damaging winds, and blizzard-like conditions in ...
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July 3, 2024 at 7:50 AM. Kristoffer Tripplaar/Alamy Stock Photo. Bob’s Stores, a discount store located in northeast America, is shutting down after seven decades in business. The retailer ...