LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – A current doc filed in U.S. chapter courtroom lists 12 Ceremony Support shops set to shut quickly all through Michigan. Nonetheless, indicators exterior a Lansing retailer counsel all Michigan areas will quickly shut their doorways.
The corporate, headquartered in Pennsylvania, has already closed a number of areas as a result of its Chapter 11 chapter, together with 19 in Michigan final yr.
“I used to go to the one on South Cedar however then that one ended up closing,” stated Rudi Parker, a lifelong Ceremony Support buyer. As she was trying out right this moment, the cashier informed her in regards to the closures.
In line with MLive, Ceremony Support despatched a press release saying it made the “troublesome however essential enterprise resolution” to shut all shops in Michigan, the place it would exit the market.
“I’m unhappy about Ceremony Support closing as a result of this has been our normal retailer for about 15 years,” stated Christine DeLeon, a Lansing native. She stated that she can not drive so having a pharmacy inside strolling distance is necessary to her. “I don’t know what they’re going to make of it however I do know that it is rather unhappy.”
An indication exterior of a Lansing Ceremony Support (WLNS)
Not solely will these closures have an effect on buyers, however staff as effectively.
“They’re going to have to search out jobs now… I simply type of really feel unhealthy for individuals who have households and issues like that,” stated Parker.
Workers say that the shops will shut in phases beginning subsequent month, with some shops in Lansing starting to liquidate by subsequent week.
Calls and emails to Ceremony Support company representatives weren’t returned, and employees weren’t approved to debate the corporate’s plans
There are at the moment 185 Ceremony Support shops in Michigan.
Staff have talked about that prospects will obtain letters outlining the process for prescriptions within the coming weeks with many being routinely forwarded to Walgreens.