LuLaRoe’s 40-Year Tax Break Goes Bust in Two as Warehouse Closes

Troubled clothier LuLaRoe Inc. is closing its Southern California warehouse after getting more than $1 million in sales-tax subsidies from the city of Corona to boost jobs and tax revenue.

The company notified state officials it is permanently laying off 167 workers on Dec. 20, about 2 1/2 years after entering into a 40-year agreement with Corona to open a warehouse and split the city’s share of sales tax paid by California customers on purchases of LuLaRoe products. The 2017 agreement projected the company would generate $2 million a year for the city, with half of that going back to ...