Our local Goody’s won’t be closing

I had a flashback to 2002 on Monday when Goody’s made the announcement it would be closing 69 of its stores, but it didn’t indicate which ones. It made me think back to when Kmart announced it would close a number of its stores as part of its bankruptcy reorganization, but it didn’t reveal which ones.
Unlike Kmart, which left us wondering for months, Goody’s was quick to act as company officials placed a complete list of stores that would be closed on the Goody’s Web site by late Monday afternoon. Thankfully, our Goody’s at Three Star Mall will not be closed. Hip-hip, hurray!
I don’t mean to overstate the importance of this, but I think it would have been a big blow to retail shopping for all of Warren County if we lost our Goody’s. It sells quality clothes at decent prices.
The departure of Goody’s would have also been a kick in the stomach for the mall, which is just now beginning to rebound from the closing of Kmart six years ago. Any way you slice it, it’s a good thing Goody’s is staying.