Filene's Basement Stores To Close, Including In NYC

Source: NBC New York Discount retailer Syms Corp. and its subsidiary Filene's Basement have filed for bankruptcy protection and plan to close all 46 of their stores, including two in Manhattan. Syms, based in Secaucus, N.J., acquired Filene's Basement out of bankruptcy protection in the spring of 2009 for $62.4 million, but struggled to turn [...]