Norwich Salvation Army to close its doors
NORWICH – Norwich’s Salvation Army Thrift Store, which has been a fixture on South Broad Street for three decades, will be closing its doors on June 24.
The store’s three full-time and two part-time employees learned Thursday that the organization’s regional office had made the decision to close the store because of financial reasons.
“It was quite a shock to us,” said Store Manager Myra Frost, who said she hadn’t even known they were considering closing the store.
Frost said she is concerned about the impact the thrift store’s closing will have on the community. With people struggling to make ends meet in the difficult economy, she said the store’s goods and services are more in demand now than ever.
“More and more people are shopping (here) because that is all they can afford,” she explained.
The news hasn’t really sunk in yet for Frost and her co-workers. “We’re all very unhappy and still in shock,” she said.
According to the store manager, they will get their last delivery truck on Tuesday. After that, she said, “we’ll just be running sales until everything is gone.”
Donations will still be accepted at the location, but will likely be shipped to other locations. The nearest stores, she said, are in Cortland, Oneonta and Binghamton.
As for what she’ll do after June 24, Frost isn’t sure.
“If there’s an opening at any other (Salvation Army) stores, we can apply,” she said, but she and the others haven’t decided if that is an option they want to pursue.
The store’s three full-time and two part-time employees learned Thursday that the organization’s regional office had made the decision to close the store because of financial reasons.
“It was quite a shock to us,” said Store Manager Myra Frost, who said she hadn’t even known they were considering closing the store.
Frost said she is concerned about the impact the thrift store’s closing will have on the community. With people struggling to make ends meet in the difficult economy, she said the store’s goods and services are more in demand now than ever.
“More and more people are shopping (here) because that is all they can afford,” she explained.
The news hasn’t really sunk in yet for Frost and her co-workers. “We’re all very unhappy and still in shock,” she said.
According to the store manager, they will get their last delivery truck on Tuesday. After that, she said, “we’ll just be running sales until everything is gone.”
Donations will still be accepted at the location, but will likely be shipped to other locations. The nearest stores, she said, are in Cortland, Oneonta and Binghamton.
As for what she’ll do after June 24, Frost isn’t sure.
“If there’s an opening at any other (Salvation Army) stores, we can apply,” she said, but she and the others haven’t decided if that is an option they want to pursue.
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