Bobs Stores is closing all 21 locations, including 1 in N.J., after 70 years in business [Video]

Discount retailer Bob’s Stores is closing its brick-and-mortar locations, including one in New Jersey, after the chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

As part of the bankruptcy filing, Bob’s stores will shut down all 21 remaining locations permanently and liquidate its inventory in the weeks to come.

“We regret that our financial position necessitated the liquidation of Bob’s Stores,” Bob’s Stores president Dave Barton said in a press release. “Bob’s has been a stalwart of our local communities for nearly 70 years, and we know our customers remember us as having been there for major moments in their lives.”

Bob’s has stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island.

The New Jersey location closing soon is at 3710 US-9 in Freehold.

Here are the other locations set to close in the next few weeks:

Connecticut

• 409 Main St., Ansonia
• 2300 Dixwell Ave., Hamden
• 179 Pavilions Dr., Manchester
• 416 East Main St., Middletown
• 195 Cherry St., …