The outlet center was the last brick-and-mortar outpost for the Carlstadt-based Lion Brand company, which was founded in 1878.

The Bergen County-based Lion Brand Yarn Co. is 145 years old and run by the great-great-grandson of its founder.

This is very exciting. Each skein of yarn is in its own plastic bag with a coupon for the three Lion Brand stores in the NYC metro area and a list of all Lion Brand's new yarns. For us here in NJ ...