Discount retailer Filene's Basement is going to be closing a third of its 36 stores reports NBC Chicago, The Boston Globe and Crain's Chicago. The retailer was unable to get its landlords to reduce rent prices by enough for it to keep stores open.
Home Textiles Todayreports that these are the locations being closed: "Orland Park and Schaumburg, Ill.; Columbia, Hunt Valley and Towson, Md.; Framingham, Mass.; Mercer, N.J.; Levittown, N.Y.; Pittsburgh and Springfield, Pa.; and Tyson’s Corner, Va."
The Boston based retailer is known for its Running of the Brides events.
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