Grunt Style, LLC

An Illinois Work Net notice indicates Grunt Style, LLC will lay off 100 workers effective March 28, 2025, at its production facility located at 400 Fullerton Ave in Carol Stream, Illinois. The company, known for patriotic apparel and founded in 2009 by an Army veteran, operates a production site about 25 minutes from Chicago and also runs the Grunt Style Foundation. The notice does not specify whether the layoffs will be temporary or permanent, nor does it provide reasons for the workforce reduction. The report frames the March 28 date as the effective day for the planned cuts and offers no departmental breakdown or additional context about severance or future operations.

Grunt Style LLC announced it is shuttering at least 10 of its 13 retail stores, including its San Antonio flagship at 900 Broadway, and expects to lay off more than 100 employees across those locations and some corporate roles. The company specified 19 layoffs at the San Antonio flagship and nine at an El Paso store, with the remaining cuts spread across stores in Arizona, Florida, Missouri, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia and Nevada; store closures are expected by Nov. 30. In addition to retail positions, Grunt Style said it will cut accounting staff, a video producer and a social media editor, and it is considering leasing its flagship retail space. The decision follows prior facility closures and restructuring work with advisors amid financial pressures, including last year’s shutdown of a production and fulfillment facility that affected 100 workers.