o my goodness thanks for sending this info to us ----- Original Message ----- From: "Angelique in Texas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CCC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 12:28 PM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Store Closings
> > If you have gift cards, hurry up and use them!! > Just passing this along - FYI > > > 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 stores 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 > Banana > Republic . 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 > planned 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 of its > stores in > December. The retailer dates 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 n ot pro viding 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 > no > plans 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_3-9834177-7.html> > > Macy 's - 9 > stores > > Movie Gallery - 160 stores as part of reorganization plan to > exit > bankruptcyThe 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 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 > 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 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 > 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. > > I'm in my own little world, but thats ok everybody knows me here > Angelique > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.8.1/1727 - Release Date: 10/15/2008 8:02 PM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
