General Growth Properties Inc., corporate owner of Eagle Ridge Mall in Lake Wales, Lakeland Square, and UniversityMall in Tampa, is bankrupt. ...more

April 19, 2009

Circuit City Stores Inc., the nation's second-biggest consumer electronics retailer, reached an agreement with liquidators on Friday to sell the merchandise in its 567 U.S. stores after failing to find a buyer or a refinancing deal. ...more

January 18, 2009

BANKRUPT RETAILERS Experts expect even more retailers to file for bankruptcy or just liquidate in coming months as consumers keep tight control of their spending because of job worries and dwindling retirement accounts. ...more

January 17, 2009

Red yard signs in front of the Circuit City store at Shelby Crossing say, "Ask Me About 36 Month Financing." ...more

January 17, 2009

Red yard signs in front of the Circuit City store at Shelby Crossing say, "Ask Me About 36 Month Financing." No one is sure how long that offer will stand. Circuit City Stores Inc., the nation's second-biggest consumer electronics retailer, said Friday it failed to find a buyer and will liquidate its 567 U.S. stores. ...more

January 16, 2009

The holiday sales figures are in and, as expected, things were ugly at the nation's stores. ...more

January 9, 2009

After limping through a holiday season expected to be the worst in decades, the nation's stores made it to Christmas with little to celebrate. ...more

December 25, 2008

Retailers grappling with the grimmest holiday shopping season in decades face another threat: a boom in liquidation sales by competitors. ...more

December 13, 2008

Bank of America Cutting 35,000 Bank of America said it will eliminate 35,000 jobs over the next three years because of the poor economy and duplications created through its merger with financial services company Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. ...more

December 12, 2008

Malls •Prime Outlets at Ellenton: Midnight to 10 p.m. •International Plaza: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. ...more

November 23, 2007