This morning, in an AOL round-up of retail companies that will be closing some of its stores (the list includes Ann Taylor and Starbucks, which have already shuttered many of their stores), I read the Borders will be down to 60 or so stores from their original 300 plus.
I would have been shocked, but I knew the forecast wasn't good when I e-mailed Rosh Hashana greetings to my friends and fans two weeks ago. With one exception, all the posts to Borders staff I had the pleasure of meeting over the past years--salespeople, even planners, managers, reps--bounced back.
So sad.
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