HomeGoods will be closing its in in order to move to a new spot in Milford, according to a New Haven Register report.
HomeGoods officials confirmed the East Haven store will close in early April, and then reopen at a spot in the Milford Crossing shopping mall later that month.
Although the Frontage Road location is closing permanently, all 68 employees who currently work there will be given the opportunity to retain their positions with the company at the Milford store.
'Lease Issue'
Arthur DeSorbo — who serves as East Haven's economic development coordinator as well as its director of administration and management — told New Haven Register reporter Susan Misur he had heard HomeGoods could be closing its Frontage Road spot.
DeSorbo said he then contacted the firm that manages the building, C.A. White, "to offer assistance."
C.A. White leases space in the TJ Maxx Shopping Center, where HomeGoods is now located, as well as the Frontage Road Shopping Center in East Haven.
DeSorbo said HomeGoods parent company TJX Companies, had a "lease issue" with the property's owner.
"Or at least that’s what I understand it to be,” DeSorbo told The Register.
“I’m confident the space won’t be vacant for very long. It’s a great location for retail," he said.
