Discount chain Marshalls closes stores in Hollywood, San José

The popular discount retailer Marshalls has closed two locations in California this month as it adapts to an increasingly competitive retail environment.

- BY CAROLINE PETROW-COHEN

VICTOR J. BLUE Bloomberg AT LEAST 120 workers were affected by closures. Marshalls has 150 outlets in California, 1,200 across the U.S.

One of the Marshalls, on Hollywood Boulevard near famous landmarks such as the Hollywood Walk of Fame and TCL Chinese Theatre, has closed and was unreachable by phone.

An October Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notice, filed late last year, said 62 employees would be laid off. An employee at a nearby Marshalls confirmed the closure.

A San José storefront also shut down, affecting 64 employees. A recorded message from the store said it has closed permanently.