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<p>WILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; A Saks Warehouse Store will open to the public here on Saturday, a company spokesperson said.</p><p>It will be located at the Lord &amp; Taylor facility on Highland Park Boulevard, and store hours will be be Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., spokeswoman Alexandra Cohen said.</p><p>Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord &amp; Taylor and Saks Off 5th all fall under corporate parent Hudson&#8217;s Bay Company (HBC), a Canadian retailer that traces its roots to 1670 and the European fur trade in North America.</p><p>The Saks Warehouse Store is coming to Wilkes-Barre Township from a distribution center in Maryland.</p><p>In July 2018, 83 employees were laid off at Lord &amp; Taylor&#8217;s distribution center, according to a WARN notice.</p><p>When another 202 layoffs were announced earlier in 2018, the Lord &amp; Taylor website indicated they were due to &#8220;closure,&#8221; but Lord &amp; Taylor&#8217;s parent company HBC said the local center was staying open.</p><p>The 600,000 square-foot facility on Highland Park Boulevard, opened in 1992 and an 8,000-square-foot clearance center and outlet store formerly located within the distribution center closed in 2015.</p><p>Cohen could not say how many people will be employed at the new store.</p><style>
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Saks Warehouse Store to open in WB Twp.