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🌱 Which major chains disappeared from Whittier-area shopping trips this year?

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  • Which major chains disappeared from Whittier-area shopping trips this year?

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📰 News we're reading

• 17 Retailers Closed Hundreds Of CA Stores In 2025: See The List (patch.com) — Whittier shoppers lost one of their last remaining big-box icons this year when Sears closed its final Southern California stores in Burbank and Whittier, leaving just one location statewide. The closure was part of a broader retail shakeup in 2025 that saw chains like Rite Aid, Party City, Joann, and others shutter hundreds of California stores, reshaping where residents can shop for everything from clothes to prescriptions.
   

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