The store’s owners in May 2020 announced the COVID-19-mandated temporary closure would become permanent. Baade expects many key details about the project to come into focus within 30 to 60 days.

Here is a list of the retailers that have said goodbye to some or all stores in 2020, with the New Jersey locations that were impacted. Bed Bath & Beyond (Paul Sakuma | AP Photo) AP.

It's been 20 years since the last Steinbach department stores at the Jersey Shore closed, bringing an end to a century-old business and giving way to progress for good and bad.