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Pet-Store Chain Poised to Shut About 80 Shops in Greater New York City Area

Death of Petland Discounts Owner May Prompt Closings, About 400 Layoffs, Filings With States Show
More than 80 Petland Discounts stores in the Tri-State area could be closed, including this one at 137 West 72nd St. in New York City, following the death of the retail chain's owner. Photo: CoStar
More than 80 Petland Discounts stores in the Tri-State area could be closed, including this one at 137 West 72nd St. in New York City, following the death of the retail chain's owner. Photo: CoStar
CoStar News
February 4, 2019 | 8:57 P.M.

Neil Padron started off selling tropical fish at his first store in the Queens borough of New York in 1965. He built his company into the largest privately owned chain of pet shops in the Tri-State area, but his death last month may result in roughly 80 of his shops closing and just over 400 employees getting laid off.

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