Well...you can cheer...because you were proved to be right? alas, if you think you will come out of this unscathed...er...more power to ya. Have you ever been hungry? Most of you have never been with out your ipod! Take a gander at this:
Look up on snopes.com "store closings"
PARTLY TRUE.
i.e. Pier 1, Ann Tayor and more
An FYI,
If you have gift cards, hurry up and use them!!
Just passing this along
Ann Taylor closing 117 stores nationwide A company spokeswoman said
The company hasn't revealed which stores will be shuttered. It will let
The stores that will close this fiscal year know over the next month
Eddie Bauer to close more stores Eddie Bauer has already closed 27 shops in the first quarter and plans to close up to two more outlet st ores by the end of the year.
Cache closing stores
Women's retailer Cache announced that it is closing 20 to 23 stores
This year.
Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug, Catherines closing 150 stores nationwide
The owner of retailers Lane Bryant , Fashion Bug , Catherines Plus Sizes
will close about 150 underperforming stores this year.
The company hasn't provided a list of specific store closures and
can't say when it will offer that info, spokeswoman Brooke Perry said today.
Talbots, J. Jill closing stores
About a month ago, Talbots announced that it will be shuttering all 78
of its kids and men's stores. Now the company says it will close
another 22 underperforming stores.. The 22 stores will be a mix of Talbots
women's and J. Jill , another chain it owns. The closures will occur
this fiscal year, according to a company press release.
Gap Inc. closing 85 stores
In addition to its namesake chain, Gap also owns Old Navy and
BananaRepublic . The company said the closures - all planned for
Fiscal 2008 - will be weighted toward the Gap brand.
Foot Locker to close 140 stores
In the company press release and during its conference call with
analysts today, it did no t specify where the future store closures -
all plan ned in fiscal 2008 - will be. The company could n ot be
immediately reached for comment
Wickes is going out of business
Wickes Furniture is going out of business and closing all of its
stores, Wickes, a 37-year-old retailer that targets middle-income customers,
filed for bankruptcy protection last month.
Goodbye Levitz / BOMBAY - closed already
The furniture retailer, which is going out of business. Levitz first
announced it was going out o f business and closing all 76 o f its
stores in December. The retailer dat es back to 1910 when Richard
Levitz opened his first furniture store in Lebanon , PA. In the 1960s, the
warehouse/showroom concept brought Levitz to the forefront of the
furniture industry. The local Levitz closures will follow the shutdown
of Bombay .
Zales, Piercing Pagoda closing stores
The owner of Zales and Piercing Pagoda previously said it plans to
Close 82 stores by July 31. Today, it announced that it is closing another
23 underperforming stores. The company said it's not providing a list
of specific store closures. Of the 105 locations planned for closure,
50 are kiosks and 55 are stores.
Disney Store owner has the right to close 98 stores The Walt Disney
Company announced it acquired about 220 Disney Stores from
Subsidiaries of The Children's Place Retail Stores. The exact number of stores
acquired will depend on negotiations with landlords. Those
subsidiaries of Children's Place filed for bankruptcy protection in late March.
Walt Disney in the news release said it has also obtained the
right to close about 98 Disney Stores in the U.S. The press release
didn't list those stores.
Home Depot store closings ( E. Brunswick , Rt 18 just put up their
Closing sign) ATLANTA - Nearly 7+ months after its chief executive said there were
noplans to cut the number of its c ore retail stores, The Home Depot
Inc.announced Thursday that it is shuttering 15 of them amid a
Slumping U.S.economy and housing market. The move will affect 1,300 employees.
It is the first time the world's largest home improvement store chain has
ever closed a flagship store for performance reasons. Its shares rose
almost 5 percent.The Atlanta-based company said the underperforming
U.S.stores being closed represent less than 1 percent of its existing
sto res. They will be shuttered < /SPAN>within the next two months.
CompUSA (CLOSED) clarifies details on store closings Any extended
warranties purchased for products through CompUSA will be honored by a
third-party provider, Assurant Solutions. Gift cards, rain checks, and
rebates purchased prior to December 12 can be rede emed at any time
during the final sale. For those wh o have a gadget currently in for
service with CompUSA, the repair will be completed and the gadget will
be returned to owners.
Macy's - 9 stores
Movie Gallery - 160 stores as part of reorganization plan to exit
Bankruptcy The video rental company plans to close 400 of 3,500 Movie
Gallery and Hollywood Video stores in addition to the 520 locations the video
Rental chain closed last fall.
Pep Boys - 33 stores
Sprint Nextel - 125 retail locations New Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse
appears to have inherited a company bleeding subscribers by the
thousands, and will now officially be dropping the ax on
4,000 employees and 125 retail locations. Amid the loss of 639,000
post paid customers in the fourth quarter, Sprint will be cutting a
total of 6.7% of its work force (following the 5,000 layoffs last year) and
8% of company-owned brick-and-mortar stores, while remaining mute on
other rumors that it will consolidate its headquarters in Kansas . Sprint
Nextel shares are down $2.89, or nearly 25%, at the time of this
writing.
J. C. Penney, Lowe's and Office Depot are scaling back
Ethan Allen Interiors: The companies announced plans to close 12 of 300+
stores in an effort to cut costs.
Wilsons the Leather Experts - 158 stores
Pacific Sunwear will close its 154 Demo stores after a review of
strategicalternatives for the urban-apparel brand. Seventy-four
underperforming Demo stores closed last May.
Sharper Image: The company recently filed for bankruptcy protection
And announced that 90 of its 184 stores are closing. The retailer will
still operate 94 stores to pay off debts, but 90 of these stores have
performed poorly and also may close.
Bombay Company: (Freehold Mall store closed) The company unveiled
Plans to close all 384 U.S.-based Bombay Company stores. The company's
Online storefront has discontinued operations.
KB Toys posted a list of 356 stores that it is closing around the
United States as part of its bankruptcy reorganization. To see the
List of store closings, go to the KB Toys Information web site, and click
On Press Information
Dillard's to Close More Stores. Dillard's Inc. said it will continue to focus on closing
Underperforming stores, reducing expenses and improving its merchandise in 2008. At
The company's annual shareholder meeting, CEO William Dillard II said the
company will close another six underperforming stores this year.
