Companies That Might Go Out Of Business

Not to be confused with the Old Farmer's Almanac .... if they truly wanted not to be confused, they should have picked a more unique name.
 
The Farmer's Almanac began in 1792. Farmers' Almanac began in 1818. I'm guessing publisher Jacob Mann claimed, "Hey, we didn't plagiarize the name! The title of our almanac doesn't use the word 'the' and we put the apostrophe in a different place." The original publication was called The Old Farmer's Almanac from 1832 to 1835 and adopted the name permanently in 1846. ITo me, it sounds like it's an almanac for old farmers, not an old almanac for farmers.
 
I have a statistic that I often repeat to whoever will listen.

Television weather forecasters; with their college degrees, banks of computers, satellites, and mega-Doppler radar complexes are only correct 33% of the time.

The Farmers Almanac; published a year in advance and based on what happened a year before that and how Old Farmer Jeb‘s bunions are flailing up……. Is also only right 33% of he time.

I say that we should go with the Almanac, and then the whole country can unite and only complain about Jeb. Leave those nice people on TV alone for a change.
 
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In 1989, MIT engineer Joe Jones came up with the idea for an autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner. In 1999, Jones and colleague Paul Sandin began developing the vacuum cleaner while working at the iRobot Corporation. The vacuum cleaner, initially called DustPuppy, was introduced in September 2002 as Roomba. Worldwide, more than 50 million Roombas have been sold.

Roomba maker files for bankruptcy, weighed down by debt and tariffs

 
Saks Global Holdings, founded in November 2024 in New York City, owns Saks 5th Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, luxury furniture/home décor retailer Horchow, off-price stores Saks Off 5th and Neiman Marcus Last Call – and $3.4 billion in funded debt.

Saks Global, the longtime leader of luxury department stores, files for bankruptcy protection

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Saks Global, the longtime leader of luxury department stores, files for bankruptcy protection

Saks Global, which also owns Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, filed for bankruptcy protection after running out of cash.
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A day after Christmas, Mrs. Scotch and I drove into Boston, and went to the Copley Place shopping mall in the Back Bay. The main reason was to get a bottle of the perfume she likes at Neiman Marcus. It was a lot more fun than ordering it online. She also dragged me into the Tag Heuer store, so I could pretend I might buy a new watch at retail (I didn't). At least the salesperson was nice, and she liked our story about going to the Monaco Grand Prix (they sell the Monaco watch there).

Anyway, the whole place had a nice vibe about it, and we enjoyed walking through some of the stores, and having lunch there. It would've been a nicer overall experience if the parking wasn't $42 for just over 2 hours. But at a time when everything is going online, it felt like the only saving grace for in-person shopping is with the well-to-do crowd; who prefers to see things IRL, and try things on, and be waited-upon and schmoozed and pampered.

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Copley Place™

A shopping center in Boston, MA
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Saks Global and Macy’s could always merge. Macy’s has already merged with a lot of other companies, and that’s pretty much hurt department stores in malls.


I would say it happened over the past few years. At least three malls have closed in the Phoenix area. I’m surprised two malls that used to be popular closed in the heart of the city.
 
I was at Eddie B's just before Christmas. They were dead and the selection wasn't good. I thought it might have been our mall. I guess not.
 
Charter One Airlines, founded in 1983 in Detroit, offered charter flights to Atlantic City, Las Vegas and the Bahamas. In 1992, the airline rebranded as Spirit Airlines and began offering regularly scheduled flights throughout the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. Spirit Airlines had bases at ten airports nationwide – until today.

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Spirit Airlines goes out of business after 34 years, ending operations immediately

Spirit Airlines has announced it is going out of business after 34 years. The ultra-low-cost airline known for its bright yellow planes and deep discount fares said Saturday it has started winding down operations.
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