Filenes basement

    By Alice Hines

    | 12:30PM 11/02/2011
    Be on the look out for going-out-of-business sales at a Filene's Basement near you. The Massachusetts-based discount retailer announced Wednesday morning that it has filed for bankruptcy -- for the third time -- and plans to close its 21 discount stores in the next few months.

    By Julia Scott

    | 10:15AM 12/15/2010
    Get 20% off your jewelry purchase with this Filene's Basement coupon, good through Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010. Make sure you print a copy to get the discount in stores. Caveats: Cannot be combined with any other discounts or coupons. Excludes previous purchases, big diamonds, loose diamonds, Rolex...

    By Julia Scott

    | 4:00PM 4/15/2010
    Today through Tuesday, April 20, 2010, get 20% off any one item at Filene's Basement with this coupon. It works on regular-, sale-, or clearance-priced items. Filene's Basement has locations in CT, D.C., FL, GA, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, and OH. One per customer. Caveats: not valid on previous...

    By Julia Scott

    | 3:15PM 3/09/2010
    From Wednesday through Sunday (March 10-14) Filene's Basement is having its annual Spring Designer Event, which is when it sells designer clothes at 30-80% off retail. Expect to see brands like Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Chloé, Armani, Valentino, and Michael Kors. You can get in the night...

    By Laura Heller

    | 12:00PM 6/09/2009
    It's like some kind of bizarre right of Spring; the annual running of the brides through Filene's basement. And while "Running of the Brides" technically takes place the end of February, it's a tradition that deal-seeking brides everywhere would be loathe to lose. But with the retailer's bankruptcy...

    By Jonathan Berr

    | 12:30PM 6/08/2009
    Frustrated by the poor economy and mounting debt loads, retail chains are increasingly putting all or part of themselves on the discount rack. It's a trend that shows no sign of letting up. Talbots Inc. (TLB), a retailer whose shares have more than doubled this year, today agreed to sell...

    By Jonathan Berr

    | 11:30AM 4/17/2009
    Filene's Basement, the Boston-based discount chain that claims to be the very place where bargains are born, is on its deathbed. Vendors, who have been stiffed for months, have threatened to push the 25-store chain into bankruptcy, according to the Boston Globe. In January, Filene's Basement...