Jul. 7—WATERFORD — Christmas Tree Shops outlets around the country, including the one here at Crystal Mall, launched going-out-of-business sales Friday, a preliminary step in their eventual ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Christmas Tree Shops is poised to liquidate all of its stores roughly two months after the struggling home-goods retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

One of those 70 shops is in Williston. Bed Bath and Beyond, which is now bankrupt itself, sold off the Christmas Tree Shops in 2020 to Handil Holdings, which had hoped to revive the ailing chain.

While Christmas Tree Shops are no more, they remain part of New England’s collective memory. Driving over the Sagamore Bridge, Sammarco said he can’t help but look over at the windmill and ...