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Linens 'n Things to Go Bust

Posted Apr 11, 08 6:50 AM CDT in Business 

(Newser) – Linens ‘n Things ls expected to file for Chapter 11 by Tuesday, the deadline for a $15-million quarterly debt payment, the Wall Street Journal reports. The move would make the home-furnishings giant the first major retailer sunk by the housing crisis, after bloated debt and plummeting demand handed the New Jersey company $242 million in losses last year.

Linens 'n Things has faltered since Apollo Management bought it out in February 2006 to the tune of $1.3 billion. The company, which employs 17,000 people in its nearly 600 stores nationwide, will meet with its lenders and largest suppliers Monday in a last-ditch attempt to forestall filing.

Source Wall Street Journal

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Sears and other retailers have struggled through a dismal first quarter. Linens 'n Things likely will file for Chapter 11 soon.   (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, file)
Struggling retailers are dropping prices to lure shoppers. Home-furnishings retailer Linens 'n Things has struggled through a tough year.   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Linens 'n Things has struggled to compete against stores like Wal-Mart.   (AP Photo/Matt York)
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