Also Monday, workers were clearing out Superpetz, which closed July 10 after 16 years in business at 3600 Towne Blvd., Dave Broadstock, manager of the Middletown store.
The national pet supply retailer also closed its location in Hamilton. Both stores, which had about 15 employees each, opened in 1994, said Carol Kester, human resources director of Pennslyvania-based Superpetz.
“Basically it’s a matter of competition and a sluggish economy that’s no longer allowing us to be profitable,” Kester said.
The two stores are among four closed nationally, including locations in South Carolina and Tennessee.
Superpetz was started in Dayton almost 20 years ago and had about 400 employees nationwide before the closings, Kester said. Three Ohio locations remain — Miamisburg, Kettering and Troy.
Middletown’s Pizza Hut is one of seven locations closing in Southwest Ohio. Four of the targeted stores are in Cincinnati and the others are in Hamilton and Dayton that are either closed or slated to close in the coming weeks, Pizza Hut spokesman Chris Fuller said Monday.
In Middletown, there are two other Pizza Huts on Marie Drive and North Verity Parkway.
Fuller said the restaurants that are closing may be remodeled and may reopen in their current location, or there may be other newly constructed Pizza Hut restaurants that could open nearby.
However, Fuller said the chain is not ready to announce detailed plans.
Staff Writer Mark Fisher contributed to this report.
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