And you can blame congress for 98% of it. Admin of clinton and bush each get 1%.
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 8:23 PM, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is a good warning wncs, things are going to get very, very bad... > > > On Nov 12, 6:12 pm, wncs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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........- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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