Retail stores closing in Lancaster County

Here's a list of some of the major US retailers, who have closed some or all of their stores in late 2008 early 2009: Some of these closings will effect Lancaster county.

Ann Taylor (117)
Movie Gallery (378)
Sprint/Nextel (125)
Ethan Allen (12)
Dell (140)
Friedmans (120)
Pier 1 (25)
Sigrid Olsen (54)
Talbots Kids/Mens (78)
Home Depot (15)
Eddie Bauer (29)
GAP (85)
Footlocker (140)
Bombay (all 384 stores)
Disney (98)
Macy's (11)
JC Penney (scaling back)
Loews (scaling back)
Sharper Image (184)
Wilson Leather (160)
Pep Boys (31)
Pacific Sunwear / PacSun (154 Demo stores)
Zales (105)
Cache (20)
Lane Bryant (40)
KB Toys (356)
Dillards (26)
Fashion Bug (100)
CompUSA (all stores)
Linens 'N Things (all 371 stores)
Mervyn's (all 149 stores)
Club Libby Lu (Saks owned) (all 78 stores)
Steve & Barry's (all 173 stores)
Sergio Rossi (all standalone US stores)
Office Depot (126 stores)
Rite Aid (181 stores)

Here in Lancaster, PA at Park City Mall it has been reported on LancasterOnline Talkback that the following are closing: B. Moss - closed, JJill - closing, Ann Taylor - closing, CVS - closing and Seattle's Best, closing. Wow, it's going to look like a ghost town at the mall. Think about all those jobs. Support local independent business. If these big corporate stores are hurting I can only imagine what it must be like the little independent shops. BUY LOCAL- BUY INDEPENDENT when you have to buy something. Think about recycling/reuse/substantable materials too.

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