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Frugal Fannie's closing Massachusetts store after 43 years
cbsnews.com • • business
Key Points:
- Frugal Fannie's, a women's clothing warehouse store in Westwood, Massachusetts, is closing after 43 years, with a liquidation sale starting Thursday.
- Co-owners Kathleen and Orrin Doxer cited factors such as an expiring lease, staff retirements, and health concerns as reasons for the closure.
- The store has been a longtime local fixture, known for offering designer and brand-name clothing at about half the cost of department stores, with many loyal customers and long-term employees.
- It remains unclear how many employees will lose their jobs, though the store's team is predominantly female with many in leadership roles.
- Frugal Fannie's previously went bankrupt in the early 2000s, closing multiple locations, but the original Westwood store managed to reopen and operate until now.
