I received this in an email and I can't vouch that all of this store closing information is correct. However, we have all heard of various stores closing or filing for bankruptcy, so it's worth passing along the message to be careful when buying gift cards this holiday season. *******************
> F Y I When doing Christmas Shopping!!!!!!! > Store Closings. Another sign of our weakening economy. Thought this might be > of interest to you . . > Clark Howard, the comsumer reporter in the Atlanta area, suggests not giving > > gift cards at all this year. If the business goes under, the card will be no > > good, and that will just be money down the drain. > > 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, Catherine's 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 not specify where the future > > store closures--all plan ned in fiscal 2008--will be. The company could not > 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 of business > and closing all 76 o fits 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 82st stores by July 31. Today, it > announced that it is closing another 23underperforming 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 core 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 stores. They will be shuttered > 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 redeemed at any time during the final sale. For > those who have a gadget currently in for service with CompUSA, the repair > will be completed and the gadget will be returned to owners. > _http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9834177-7html_ > (http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9834177-7html) > > 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. > > Pacific Sunwear - 153 Demo stores > > Pep Boys - 33 stores > > Sprint Nextel - 125 retail locations. New Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse > appears to have inherited a company bleeding subsc ribers by the thousands, > and > will now officially be dropping the ax on 4,000 e mployees and 125 retail > locations. Amid the loss of 639,000 postpaid 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 all scaling back. > > Ethan Allen Interiors: The company 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 strategic > alternatives for the urban-apparel brand. Seventy-four underperforming Demo > stores closed last May. > > Sharper Image: The company recently filed for bankruptcy protection and an > nounced 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. > > Circuit City announced they will be closing over 150 stores starting January > > 1st 2009........ > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
