Circuit City Bay Road Saginaw

Saginaw Circuit City

Soon to be CLOSING
ALL NATION WIDE LOCATIONS as Circuit City goes bankrupt.

Located right next to the now empty old Media Play store, we will now add Circuit City to the list of Saginaw closed businesses. This one hit like a ton of bricks and the site was not even on the secret "forecast list". This closing would not be attributed to Saginaw's economy but rather the U.S. economy as a whole since the entire chain is going under. It's a sad time to see that the banks get the bailout, the automotive giants get the bailout, but large retailers that have been around for 60 years.. well you're on your own.

Kinkos Fed Ex Saginaw

Kinkos Fedex Saginaw, Tittabawassee
CLOSED, now VACANT

Another shocker that comes like a wave during same time period of closings by Steve and Barry's and now Circuit City. This one along with those others were busy businesses. They were stores that brought value to the community. Not that restaurants don't but its clear restaurants come and go. These are chain stores that have been in Saginaw for years. We have all been there. Circuit City inspired competition from Best Buy if you went TV shopping. Steve and Barry's let you could get some cool college clothes cheap,, and with Kinkos you could get your copies made, packages shipped, all within one a square block... What more could you ask for??

As the writer of this blog, I have to say this closing was more alarming and disturbing than any of the others. Kinkos bailing out was a huge disappointment to Saginaw business climate.

I spoke with an employee at the office just before it was closing, and they explained their take on the reasoning behind it.

"fedex looked at their sales figures from the last 2 years from July 2006 to July 2008 and they werent where they needed to be, even though the location showed numbers far above average since July 2008."

They ending up closing a several offices nationwide, and 2 from Michigan (the other near Detroit). Kinkos still operates a location in Bay City.

other closings within that square block
(pep boys, don pablos, chi chis, circuit city, buffet max, dairy queen, linens and more)

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Linen's N Things Saginaw

Linen's N Things Saginaw
CLOSED

more info to follow..

Texan Bay Road

Texan Bay Road
CLOSED, and now REOCCUPIED by a Mexican eatery.

This American restaurant located right by the mall has been in operation for a long long time. To see it close down was a shock. But luckily, a restaurant right down the street moved right in. Let's hope that one lasts as long.

Texan on state street still in operation, but has endured some large price hikes over the years.

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Steve and Barry's Saginaw Bay Road

Steve and Barry's Saginaw Bay Road
Fashion Square Mall
CLOSED, now REOCCUPED (with something unknown)

This was another shocker for last quarter 2008. A major retailer to shut its doors and went out of business.

photos coming soon.. (maybe)

Paradise Island Tanning Saginaw State Street

Paradise Island Tanning Saginaw State Street
CLOSED, now VACANT

It lasted a few years and then went out just like all the others in the same strip mall. Left next to it is still the dollar store, a borics, and a sally's beauty supply store.

no photo yet..

Buffet Max

Buffet Max Bay - Road, Saginaw
CLOSED, now REOCCUPIED

This location on Bay Road took over the old Levi's Saloon (also listed in blog which moved to state street). Buffet Max survived a couple years, and now out of business. Next door sits another foreign cuisine eatery that went under, formally a thriving Dairy Queen.

photos to come..

Carpetworld Saginaw State Street

Carpetworld State Street Saginaw
CLOSED, now VACANT

On the corner of State and Wieneke this retailer took over the closed CVS building (which erected and lasted a few months til they closed all Michigan locations). Carpetworld survived a few years, and closed it doors at the end of 2008. Another vacant building on a main road in Saginaw.

Photos to come..

Kroger Saginaw State Street

Two Saginaw KROGER locations CLOSED and VACANT

Kroger decided to CLOSE two of its locations and open up a new larger store in the old Farmer Jack location (shown in this blog). Though the business still operates in town, it is still "technically" a closing since we now have 2 more building that are VACANT and are FOR SALE. Add the other Kroger building on Tittabawassee which closed a few years ago and remains vacant.. then subtract the new one and we still have -2, right?)

No photos of any locations yet, as this is a recent development.