1.0link99867<![CDATA[Linens 'n Things Files For Bankruptcy Protection, Closing 120 Stores]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/02/linens-n-things-files-for_n_99867.htmlNEW YORK — A Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Linens 'n Things is the latest sign that the retail sector is becoming leaner and meaner amid a difficult consumer environment.
On Friday, the bedding- and home-furnishing retailer filed a petition in bankruptcy court in Delaware and said it would close 120 underperforming stores, almost a quarter of them in California.