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You Don't Buy Clothes When You Get Foreclosed

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

Read More: US Economy, Attorneys, Retail Industry, Foreclosure Crisis, Unemployment, Employees, Economy, Economic Crisis, Stores, Foreclosure, Real Estate, Housing Crisis, Home Foreclosures, Business News
Lita Smith-Mines

My foray back into stores after a long, involuntary hiatus was disturbing. The parking spaces and aisles were vacant. I guess, when you lose your house to foreclosure, your closets go too.

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Blockbuster Closings: Up To 960 Stores May Be Closed

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: DVD Rentals, Entertainment, Movie Studios, Blockbuster Closings, Redbox, Stores, Hollywood Video, Texas, Store Locations, Netflix, Movie Rentals, Blockbuster, Dallas, Blu-Ray, Business News

SAN FRANCISCO — Blockbuster Inc. may close as many as 960 stores by the end of next year, shedding more dead weight as the struggling video rent...

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As Retailers Cut Back CIties Confront 'Ghostboxes'

AP | JAMES MacPHERSON | Posted 08.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Ghostboxes, Stores, Box Stores, Big Box Stores, Business News

BISMARCK, N.D. — Hundreds of anxious shoppers watched as city officials used power saws to cut 2-by-4s during Home Depot Inc.'s ribbon-cutting c...

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Madison Avenue's Shopping "Gold Coast" Finally Melts

New York Times | Terry Pristin | Posted 03.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Shopping, Rent, Consumer Spending, Stores, Retail, Madison Avenue, Fashion, New York City, Business News

After more than 30 years on Madison Avenue, the retailer E. Braun & Company is packing up its $3,500 hand-embroidered tablecloths and $2,390 bedding s...

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