We have a popular department store here called "Mervyns" (I think it's just out West) and I read they are closing 70 some of their 170 stores.
Also, just today, I heard that Circuit City, to avoid filing Chapter one, is closing many of their stores as well, laying off hundreds (maybe thousands) of employees.
TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK