Borders

Recently, we've bidden farewell to Borders, Circuit City and Linens 'n Things. Here are five more once-thriving chains that are probably doomed thanks to lousy management or just being in the wrong business at the wrong time.

This isn't how Barnes & Noble wanted to write its final chapters. The liquidation of rival Borders this summer should have been an opportunity to grab market share, and it's Nook e-reader should have kept it relevant. Instead, a price war is exposing the retailer's financial shortcomings.

Borders, the bankrupt bookseller which could not find a buyer, is still selling books. As a matter of fact, the firm sends out emails that offer not only books, but furniture from the company's stores. Borders' offerings include books reduced by 60% to 80% from their normal retail prices. The...

Following Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Borders now plans to liquidate its remaining stores. But there's a bright side to the big box bookseller's death: Its long and tragic tale provides plenty of fodder for investors. Use these lessons to ensure that your future investments have a happier ending.

There will be no storybook ending for Borders. The 40-year-old book seller could start shuttering its 399 remaining stores as early as Friday. The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based chain, which helped pioneer the big-box bookseller concept, is seeking court approval to sell off its assets after it failed to...

Liberty Media, the conglomerate controlled by John Malone, made a $1 billion bid Thursday to buy Barnes & Noble. The bricks-and-mortar bookstore business is declining everywhere, so for Malone's gamble is to pay off, the Nook will have to gain some ground against Apple's iPad and Amazon's Kindle.

Use this Borders coupon to get 40% off any one regular priced item through Monday, Mar. 7, 2011. Bring the printable coupon with you (print it through the link above) to get the discount in stores, or shop online and use coupon code BLW6742R. Borders Express and Waldenbooks also accept this...

Borders' recent bankruptcy filing is just the latest in a string of signs the Internet, e-books, iPad and other technology are pulling shoppers away from brick and mortar stores, and these signs have retail observers wondering if the demise of physical stores is just getting started. Stores that...

Retailers are getting back to business after the recession and showing stronger earnings, making them attractive targets for private equity investors -- and each other.

Borders isn't the only retailer hoping for a little financial relief these days. It's been a difficult few years for U.S. retailers and even those that weathered the recession are still at risk of folding, even as the recovery gains momentum. This year could see the end, or at least some very big...