Providence Thayer News Today

Saturday, January 30, 2021   View Larger + Look down any Main Street in Rhode Island and see the retail "For Lease" signs. Malls from Providence Place to Garden City have been impacted.  From Newport’s Thames to Providence’s Thayer and Woonsockets Main Streets, every area has been hit by store closures. In 2020, retail store closures ended up tracking at 8,741 across the United States. Numerous retail chains saw bankruptcy, along with 3,304 openings. That was a deceleration from the 9,832...