Petland Discounts opened its doors in 1965 on Union Turnpike in Glen Oaks and expanded to more than 100 locations. The Brentwood, Long Island-based business employs 367 people at dozens of stores statewide, including 18 locations in Brooklyn. Employees say they learned that stores would close two weeks ago after Padron died but that the writing was already on the wall.
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Petland Discounts stores are closing down
Petland Discounts opened its doors in 1965 on Union Turnpike in Glen Oaks and expanded to more than 100 locations. The Brentwood, Long Island-based business employs 367 people at dozens of stores statewide, including 18 locations in Brooklyn. Employees say they learned that stores would close two weeks ago after Padron died but that the writing was already on the wall.