Consumer information – Holiday Shopping Updates

If you plan on giving Gift cards this holiday season, please note…
 
Watch those store money cards and gift cards.. and credit slips!
Stores that informed the Security Exchange of closing plans between
October 2008 and January 2009.
 
 
Circuit City – most recent 13 stores (maybe more)
 
Ann Taylor- 117 stores nationwide are to be closed
 
Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug ,and Catherine’s to close 150 stores nationwide
 
Eddie Bauer to close stores 27 stores and more after January
 
Cache will close all stores
 
Talbots closing down all stores
 
J. Jill closing all stores
 
GAP closing 85 stores
 
Footlocker closing 140 stores more to close after January  
 
Wickes Furniture closing down
 
Levitz closing down remaining stores
 
Bombay closing remaining stores
 
Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January.
 
Whitehall closing all stores
 
Piercing Pagoda closing all stores
 
Disney closing 98 stores and will close more after January.
 
Home Depot closing 15 stores 1 in NJ (New Brunswick)
 
Macys to close 9 stores after January
 
Linens and Things closing all stores
 
Movie Galley Closing all stores
 
Pacific Sunware closing stores
 
Pep Boys Closing 33 stores
 
Sprint/ Nextel closing 133 stores
 
JC Penney closing a number of stores after January
 
Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores.
 
Wilson Leather closing down all stores
 
Sharper Image closing down all stores
 
K B Toys closing 356 stores
 
Loews to close down some stores
 
Dillard’s to close some stores 

In the end… CASH IS KING!!!