Sacramento faces retail and brewery closings in 2025 - 4 stories

Sacramento faces retail and brewery closures as businesses in the area continue to shut down. Several local companies are closing stores or facilities, impacting jobs and communities. Device Brewing Company closed all three of its Sacramento locations. Device employed around 38 people across its sites. The brewery's closure impacts both employees and local patrons.

Forever 21 closed its store at Folsom Premium Outlets. This closure follows an expected bankruptcy process affecting hundreds of locations nationwide. Quanex, a homebuilding materials firm, closed its site in West Sacramento. The closure resulted in 50 job cuts. Quanex has seen a decline in net income over the past fiscal year. FreeStyle Clothing Exchange shut down its Fair Oaks location. Other FreeStyle locations in the area remain open.

NO. 1: LOCAL CLOTHING STORE CHAIN IS CLOSING SACRAMENTO-AREA LOCATION. WHEN IS THE LAST DAY?

Everything in the store is 75% off, store officials said. | Published January 21, 2025 | Read Full Story by Camila Pedrosa

NO. 2: HOMEBUILDING MATERIALS FIRM TO CLOSE WEST SACRAMENTO SITE, CUT 50 JOBS

The layoffs will take effect March 21. | Published January 29, 2025 | Read Full Story by Annika Merrilees

NO. 3: FOREVER 21 IS CLOSING 200 LOCATIONS, INCLUDING ANOTHER SACRAMENTO-AREA STORE. WHAT’S ON SALE?

The clothing chain previously shut down its store in Roseville’s Westfield Galleria. | Published February 28, 2025 | Read Full Story by Marcus D. Smith

NO. 4: DEVICE BREWING COMPANY TO CLOSE ALL 3 OF ITS SACRAMENTO LOCATIONS

The brewery has operated in Sacramento since 2013. | Published April 26, 2025 | Read Full Story by Jennah Pendleton

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