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30 Westwood Employees Getting Laid Off When Pet Store Closes
The local Petland Discounts store is closing, along with 9 others, by March 19 following the death of the chain's founder.
WESTWOOD, NJ — The 30 employees of the Petland Discounts store will be laid off by next month following the death of the chain's founder, Neil Padron.
The Westwood is one of 10 Petland Discounts stores closing by March 19.
More than 1,500 layoffs are planned at Petland Discounts and eight other businesses, including more than 500 after Conagra Brands closes its Parsippany and Cherry Hill offices.
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More than 120 people at the Allied Beverage Co., New Jersey's largest wine-and-spirits distributor, will be laid off by March 20.
For a complete list of how many layoffs there will be, and when they go into effect, click here. (See related: More Than 1,500 Layoffs At 9 NJ Businesses Coming: Here's Where)
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