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Liquidation sales begin at 26 new Borders stores

A Borders bookstore at North and Halsted in Chicago in February. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Liquidation sales have begun at 26 Borders stores in 14 states that are slated to close in late May, including an outlet in Wilmette.

Similar sales are already under way at the 200 Borders stores that are scheduled to close by the end of April, as the troubled bookstore chain reorganizes under Chapter 11 protection. Get the full story »

Borders outlines 28 additional store closings

A Borders bookstore at North and Halsted in Chicago in February. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Borders Group Inc. plans to close an additional 28 stores, bringing the total closings to 228, as it tries to reorganize in bankruptcy protection.

The updated list includes a store in Wilmette. Get the full story »

Borders plans liquidation sales at closing stores

Borders is planning liquidation sales in the 200 stores it is shutting down as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

“There will be opportunities for liquidation-type sales,” Borders spokesman Donald Cutler said Thursday. “Specifications about them will be revealed in the coming days and weeks.” Get the full story »