Economic pressures shutter businesses in Sacramento area

The curated articles describe a trend of business closures in the Sacramento area due to economic pressures. Common themes across the articles include the impact of financial challenges and strategic decisions by company leadership to shut down operations.

Macy’s plans to close its stores in Citrus Heights and downtown Sacramento, part of a broader strategy to shut down unproductive stores. Faria Bakery ends operations at its Folsom location, citing soaring costs for goods as a primary reason for closure. Hot Topic will close its Sunrise Mall store, amid a broader context of several stores vacating the mall area. Blue Diamond's decision to leave Sacramento results in 600 job losses, attributed to the need to consolidate operations to protect farmers linked to their cooperative.

A customer sits outside the Macy’s at Downtown Commons in Sacramento on Monday, March 4, 2024. By Hector Amezcua

NO. 1: MACY’S IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO, ONCE AN ANCHOR STORE, OFFICIALLY SET TO CLOSE AFTER 62 YEARS

Another capital region Macy’s, at Sunrise Mall in Citrus Heights, will also close. | Published January 10, 2025 | Read Full Story by Ishani Desai

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NO. 2: 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

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A Jo-Ann fabrics store is seen in Roseville, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. A recent California Supreme Court decision ruled in favor of the retail chain, which wanted to exercise a clause in its leasing contract for lower rent when an Elk Grove shopping center lost two anchor tenants. The court ruled on the matter after two appellate courts offered differing opinions on the viability of such agreements. By Daniel Hunt

NO. 3: JOANN TO CLOSE ALL US LOCATIONS AFTER BEING SOLD. SEE ‘UNIQUE DEALS’ AT SACRAMENTO-AREA STORES

The fabric store chain is shutting down more than 800 locations across the nation. | Published February 25, 2025 | Read Full Story by Marcus D. Smith

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Faria Bakery recently had a pulled pork sandwich special with smoked date barbecue sauce.

NO. 4: FARIA BAKERY CLOSES RESTAURANT IN HISTORIC FOLSOM AFTER OVER 2 YEARS IN BUSINESS

Its North Oak Park storefront and weekly popup at Folsom’s Saturday Farmers Market remain. | Published March 5, 2025 | Read Full Story by Benjy Egel

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NO. 5: HOT TOPIC IS CLOSING SACRAMENTO-AREA CLOTHING STORE WITH ‘FINAL SALE.’ HERE’S WHEN AND WHERE

“We are going to miss you all so much!” store representatives said in an Instagram post. | Published March 14, 2025 | Read Full Story by Camila Pedrosa

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Shoppers walk into the Forever 21 store at Arden Fair mall in Sacramento on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, as it liquidates its merchandise in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy sale. The store is one of two Sacramento-area locations the retailer is closing. By PAUL KITAGAKI JR.

NO. 6: ANOTHER FOREVER 21 STORE IS CLOSING IN SACRAMENTO AREA AMID BANKRUPTCY. HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW

The trendy fashion chain recently declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy for a second time. | Published March 19, 2025 | Read Full Story by Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado

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Device Brewing Co.’s taproom location at the midtown Ice Blocks development, 1610 R St. in Sacramento, is seen before business hours Saturday, April 26, 2025. The company will shut down its operations on Sunday. By Jennah Pendleton

NO. 7: 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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Mark’s Hallmark at Sunrise Mall in Citrus Heights will close after July. The store is having a 20% discount closing sale.

NO. 8: HALLMARK’S CITRUS HEIGHTS STORE TO CLOSE THIS SUMMER AFTER MORE THAN 30 YEARS

The Hallmark gift and collectible store will close its Sunrise Mall location this summer. | Published June 3, 2025 | Read Full Story by Marcus D. Smith

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Blue Diamond employees leave the almond cooperative’s Sacramento plant with packets of information on Friday, June 6, 2025, after the company informed workers that the facility would close and its operations would be transferred elsewhere in the Central Valley. By NATHANIEL LEVINE

NO. 9: SACRAMENTO EXIT ‘ONLY OPTION’ FOR BLUE DIAMOND, COMPANY SAYS

The closure will cost 600 jobs and leave a sprawling midtown site vacant. But for Blue Diamond, the move is about protecting California almond farmers. | Published June 7, 2025 | Read Full Story by Annika Merrilees

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.