Question: With Linens 'n Things Inc. liquidating, I would think that the stock of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. would be up. Why isn't it?
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Some retailers didn't survive the holidays, and spring could be littered with still more casualties. Retail bankruptcies soared in 2008, claiming high-profile victims like Linens 'n Things, Circuit City, Sharper Image and Steve & Barry's. But...
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I put away all the Christmas decorations, dishes, linens and leftover gift wrapping but, somehow, I did not have the heart to take down the tree. Usually I like to get it down and put the living room back to normal right after New Year’s, but this year I decided to keep it up for another week.
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NEW YORK – Shoppers won’t be picking up ornate lamps from the Bombay Co. in the coming year. Or investing with Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns. No flying to Hawaii on Aloha Airlines or buying ultra-cheap tickets on Skybus. Photo caption: “Everything must go,†reads a sign welcoming customers to a Linens ’N Things store in Glendale, Calif. The chain’s stores, including one in Fort Wayne, ...
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Circuit City, Linens ‘n Things and Ruby Tuesday’s milk as much as they can from the holiday shopping season before leaving town.
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A sign of the struggling economy is thousands of empty storefronts...some even here in Central Illinois. Linens and Things at the Shoppes at Grand Prairie have cleared their shelves and closed their doors for good. This comes as the International Council of Shopping Centers predicted 148,000 stores would close throughout the country in 2008: a troublesome concept for area shoppers. "It's ...
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An analyst downgraded shares of houseware chain Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. on Monday, saying shares of the retailer have climbed sharply in recent months and surpassed their price target.
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