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Ann Taylor 117 stores nationwide are to be shuttered

Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug,and Catherine’s to close 150 stores nationwide

Eddie Bauer closed 31 retail stores and outlets (low performing stores) but opened 10 new stores during the first three quarters of this year, and are not planning on closing anymore store locations in 2009

Cache will close all stores

Talbots closing down all stores

GAP (including Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy) closing 85 stores

Footlocker closing 140 stores more to close after January

Wickes Furniture closing down

Levitz closing down remaining stores

Bombay closing remaining stores

Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January.

Whitehall closing all stores

Piercing Pagoda closing all stores

Disney closing 98 stores and will close more after January.

Home Depot closing 15 stores 1 in NJ (New Brunswick)

Macys to close 9 stores after January

Linens and Things closing all stores

Movie Galley closed 160 stores as part of reorganization plan to exit bankruptcy. The video rental company plans to close 400 of 3,500 Movie Gallery and Hollywood Video stores in addition to the 520 locations the video rental chain closed last fall

Pacific Sunware closing stores

Pep Boys Closing 33 stores

Sprint/ Nextel closing 133 stores

JC Penney closing a number of stores after January

Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores.

Wilson Leather closing down all stores, is converting the remaining stores into a new women’s accessories concept

Sharper Image closing down all stores

K B Toys closing 356 stores

Loews to close down some stores

Dillard’s to close some stores

Circuit City closing 155 stores

I bought food from Safeway.com, like I have been for months. All was going cool until they called and told me my card wasn’t going through, I read my card number back and it still wasn’t going through. I give them one of my credit card number and hang-up. I call USBank’s 800 number and talk to a customer rep. about my card

Customer Rep: Hello, how can I help you?

Me: Well, I just tried to use my card and it isn’t working.

Customer Rep: Just a sec, it looks like you haven’t activated your card yet.

Me: Um, my card expires in a month.

Customer Rep: Oh!, well… we have sent you a new card that you should get in a few days.

Me: So, what about the card I have now?

Customer Rep: hmm, it has a fraud alert on it because you tried it more then twice and is locked up for 24 hours.

Me: Can I call them to get it removed?

Customer Rep: I’m sorry, but there is no customer service number for the fraud dept., it is a automated feature.

Me: Ok… Thanks alot, I guess