The two B&B Department Stores on Long Beach Island will stock and reopen this spring despite contrary media reports from out of the area last week. The Beach Haven and Ship Bottom stores will now be operated by the B&B North company rather than the previous, separate, B&B South ownership operation.

Yes, the LBI stores will go through a closure process as reported in media last week. But the rest of the story is that they will reopen in time for this vacation season, according to the new owners.