Mervyn’s gives liquidation sales date for last 9 O.C. stores
October 30th, 2008, 5:11 pm · 16 Comments · posted by Hang Nguyen, retail reporter
Mervyn’s said Thursday that it received bankruptcy court approval to close its remaining 149 stores and will begin the going-out-of-business sales on Nov. 1.
The 149 stores include nine in Orange County. For the list and addresses of those local stores, CLICK HERE.
The company previously announced the closure of 26 stores, including four in O.C. The liquidation sales for these stores began late August and are still going on. To get a list of these four local stores, CLICK HERE.
The 59-year-old retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July. Mervyn’s stores average 80,000 square feet.
(Photo from The Associated Press.)
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October 30th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
That’s too bad about Mervyn’s closing. I’ve been going to the Mervyn’s in Oceanside for about 20 years. There used to be so much business that items were constantly sold out. One thing though, they n