Gymboree closing 350 stores
Company says move will help it emerge from bankruptcy

Gymboree, the bankrupt children’s clothing retailer, has announced it will close 350 stores following what it calls “a comprehensive evaluation of its retail footprint.”

The review was called for under its court-supervised financial restructuring. Company officials say maintaining a smaller number of stores, in the most profitable locations, will enable the retailer to get back […]

How to Close a Store
Where the clothing, mannequins, and hangers go when the lights shut off.
BY ELIZA BROOKE MAY 18, 2017, 10:17AM EDT

“Free hangers,” said the sign in the window of American Apparel on Brooklyn’s Smith Street. The doors were locked and nobody was inside, though a few fluorescent light fixtures glowed on the bare walls. Someone had left an iced coffee to melt […]

Going- Out- of- Business Sales To Be Held At All Gander Mountain
Liquidation of $800 Million of Outdoor Specialty Merchandise to begin
Thursday, May 4th at 126 Locations Across 23 States

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (5/4/17) – Inventory liquidation sales will begin on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at all Gander Mountain (GDMIN.UL) store locations – offering shoppers deep discounts on top brand-name outdoor gear. The nationwide sale […]

HHGregg Will Close All 220 of Its Stores After Failing to Find A Buyer
Phil Wahba – Apr 07, 2017
Another retailer bites the dust.
The management of hhgregg said on Friday afternoon that the company was closing all 220 of its stores and going out of business entirely, having failed to find a buyer for the furniture, electronics and appliance retailer in bankruptcy court. The liquidation ends […]