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Petland Discounts Closing All Stores, Including 1 In New Rochelle
All of the company's locations are closing following the death of its owner.
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Petland Discounts, the Tri-State area pet supply company, is closing all of its stores in New York, including one in New Rochelle. The closing comes after the death of the company's sole owner.
Neil Padron succumbed to bladder cancer earlier this month, according to Pet Product News. He was 74.
The company had 69 locations across New York, and all of them are expected to close by April 18, according to filings with the state Labor Department. The closures will leave 367 people across the state without jobs.
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The first Petland Discounts store opened in Glen Oaks in 1965, according to Pet Product News, and grew to more than 100 stores across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
New Rochelle's Petland Discounts is located at 216 North Ave.
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Written by Alex Costello, Patch Staff, with additional reporting by Michael Woyton/Patch Staff.
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