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ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Savers store, 3880 E. Main St., will close its doors today, said Matt Dolan, a front-end supervisor at the store.
“[Tuesday] is the last we’re open for business,” Dolan said on Monday.
The thrift shop’s entire inventory will be 50 percent off until the store’s 9:30 p.m. closing time, according to posted signs at the store. Unsold items will go to the Carol Stream Savers store or be recycled, Dolan said.
Employees were told the store was closing because of the overhead costs associated with the store building and the 18-month Route 64 construction project that began in April 2012, Dolan said.
All St. Charles employees were offered a chance to transfer to a different store, he said.
At least one other Chicago-area Savers store is closing this week. The Savers at 945 S. Rand Road in Lake Zurich is holding a 50 percent off sale and will close its doors for good at 10 p.m. today, according to a store employee that declined to give his name.
Savers Spokeswoman Sara Gaugl earlier this month did not return multiple phone messages seeking comment on the status of the St. Charles store.
The St. Charles Savers opened in summer 2012 in a former Toys R Us location. Proceeds from Chicago-area Savers stores benefit the Friends of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago, according to the Savers website.